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QOTD: "Hansu never told him to study, but rather to learn, and it occurred to Noa that there was a marked difference. Learning was like playing, not labor." Lee Min Jin, Pachinko (novel)

QOTD: “Death may be knocking on my door, but I’m not getting out of this glorious bath to answer it.” Amy Krouse Rosenthal

QOTD: “Depression is melancholy minus its charms” Susan Sontag

QOTD: “The word news tells a secret on itself, though: What’s news isn’t primarily what is noteworthy or important, but what is new. So much of what actually changes in human life isn’t driven by events, but instead by processes, which often aren’t considered news.” The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

QOTD: “When you have the microphone, what you say matters, even when you’re just kidding. It’s so easy to take refuge in the “just” of just kidding. It’s just a joke. We’re just doing it for the memes. But the preposterous and absurd can still shape our understanding of ourselves and one another. And ridiculous … Continue reading QOTD →

QOTD: "Despite these as well as other internal divisions, the Eight Banners by and large presented a united front to the outside world. With some exceptions, such as the addition of the Tibetan company to the Manchu banners in the 1770s, membership in the system was based on birth and was closed to new recruits. … Continue reading QOTD →

QOTD: “I honestly believe it is better to know nothing than to know what ain’t so.” Josh Billings

QOTD: “But you just said, we quarrel. I suppose it’s like when two grannies have a dispute, and the villagers constantly whisper in their ears about the wickedness of the other one. If the grannies want to have any peace, they have to forget everyone else and remember that they used to be friends.” Kyunghee … Continue reading QOTD →

"Injustice anywhere is threat to to justice everywhere." Martin Luther King Jr.

QOTD: "The pen might not be mightier than the sword, but maybe the printing press is heavier than the siege weapon. Just a few words can change everything." Terry Pratchett