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“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
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“Not one of your pertinent ancestors was squashed, devoured, drowned, starved, stranded, stuck fast, untimely wounded, or otherwise deflected from its life's quest of delivering a tiny charge of genetic material to the right partner at the right moment in order to perpetuate the only possible sequence of hereditary combinations that could result -- eventually, astoundingly, and all too briefly -- in you.”
― A Short History of Nearly Everything
― A Short History of Nearly Everything
“Has your father ever gone to prison?” She shakes her head. “I don’t think so.” “Your mother?” “I don’t think so.” “You’re lucky. You should be grateful that’s never been a part of your life.” Takahashi smiles. “I don’t suppose you know that.” “Never thought about it.” “Most people don’t. I do.” Mari”
― After Dark
― After Dark
The Ancient & Pre-Modern History Book Club
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— last activity Oct 11, 2021 08:48PM
This is a group for books on history from the very ancient up to the early modern period. Yes, that is a wide and fairly amorphous period. We will ...more
This is a group for books on history from the very ancient up to the early modern period. Yes, that is a wide and fairly amorphous period. We will ...more
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