A beautifully cynical and philosophical satire. Vonnegut skewers both science and religion, and caps it off with the apocalypse. A fitting fiction for a time of pandemic. Science “Will this bother you as a scientist,” I inquired, “to go through a ritual like this?”“I am a very bad scientist. I will do anything to make […]
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The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin (2015) Steven Lee Myers
Quotes “The KGB’s ranks has swollen under Yuri Andropov, who served as its chairman from 1967 to 1982, when he became the paramount leader of the Soviet Union. Andropov became on of Putin’s heroes, a distant and yet revered leader. Andropov understood the limits of the Soviet system and sought to modernize it so it […]
King Rat (1962) James Clavell
Quotes “True there are degrees of honor — but one man can have only one code. Do what you like. It’s your choice. Some things a man must decide for himself. Sometimes you have to adapt to circumstances. But for the love of God guard yourself and your conscience — no one else will — […]