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Books are seldom useful unless they are also beautiful.
John Green
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John Green
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: August 24
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Oh, Wikipedia, with your tension between those who would share knowledge and those who would destroy it.
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Such is life. We grow up. Planets like Tiny get new moons. Moons like me get new planets.
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Wait, wait. I don't get it.' 'That is because you only have eight functioning brain cells.
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You should see it. V for Vendetta I mean. I'll look it up. No. With Me. At my house. Now
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...it occurred to me that the voracious ambition of humans is never sated by dreams coming true, because there is always the thought that everything might be done better and again.
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