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“It is not uncommon for people to purchase a book and then buy another one not long after, before they have read the first one. Unread books accumulate.”

Book:The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up / Goodbye, Things

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“Orwell's vision of our terrible future was that world-- the world in which books are banned or burned. Yet it is not the most terrifying world I can think of. I think instead of Huxley-- ...I think of his Brave New World. His vision was the more terrible, especially because now it appears to be rapidly coming true, whereas the world of 1984 did not. What's Huxley's horrific vision? It is a world where there is no need for books to be banned, because no one can be bothered to read one.”

Reading Books Future Dystopia Brave New World 1984 Orwell Aldous Huxley Orwellian Nightmare

Book:The Monsters We Deserve

Source: The Monsters We Deserve

“If you not longer let the community hear all of it's significant voices - you begin to have; a single narrow view of: the problems of the society, of the solutions of society - and you begun soon or later overwhelmed by the society you don't understand.”

Truth Journalism Dystopia Media Criticism Orwellian Nightmare

Author:Ben Bagdikian

“Isn’t it interesting that many of the agendas that we seem to be willing to die for are killing us anyway?”

Politics Killing Selfish Die Self Centered Interest Groups Agenda

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“You will find that we simply provided the noose. You built the gallows, mounted the steps, put your neck in the rope, and jumped.”

Punishment Noose

Book:Flies to Wanton Boys

Source: Flies to Wanton Boys

“I looked up at the noose, and it looked to me as the praying hands of God. I was tired of lies and broken promises, and weary of the world...”

Execution Weary Noose

Author:Lioness DeWinter

“Never lie to an engineer about their specialty, as they will know that you are lying to them.”

Wisdom Lying Knowledge Lie Know Never Expert Specialty Engineer Technical

Author:Steven Magee

“- Qual foi a grande lição que você aprendeu? - "Nunca confiar em ninguém durante um caso".”

Police Investigation

Book:Enquanto Você Dormia

Source: Enquanto Você Dormia

“Most people carry their demons around with them, buried down deep inside. Writers wrestle their demons to the surface, fling them onto the page, then call them characters.”

Writing Characters Ck Webb

Author:CK Webb

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