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"DVD arrived this morning but I shall try to finish the book before viewing." — Apr 01, 2018 08:37AM
"DVD arrived this morning but I shall try to finish the book before viewing." — Apr 01, 2018 08:37AM
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"Introducing this to our local readers' group next month. Should finish reading it in time but wish I had taken notes as I went along." — Mar 26, 2018 07:32AM
"Introducing this to our local readers' group next month. Should finish reading it in time but wish I had taken notes as I went along." — Mar 26, 2018 07:32AM


“I have told my sons that they are not under any circumstances to take part in massacres, and that the news of massacres of enemies is not to fill them with satisfaction or glee. I have also told them not to work for companies which make massacre machinery, and to express contempt for people who think we need machinery like that.”
― Slaughterhouse-Five
― Slaughterhouse-Five

“What she was finding also was how one book led to another, doors kept opening wherever she turned and the days weren’t long enough for the reading she wanted to do.”
― The Uncommon Reader
― The Uncommon Reader

“Nobody's perfect. Well, there was this one guy, but we killed him....”
― Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
― Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal

“Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.”
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“Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods.”
― The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
― The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever

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