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The novel is set in a dystopian version of 1988, following a Second Civil War which led to the collapse of the United States' democratic institutions. The National Guard ("nats") and US police force ("pols") reestablished social order through instituting a dictatorship, with a "Director" at the apex, and police marshals and generals as operational commanders in the field.
There are happy quotes here about life, like this saying from Albert Einstein: "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
Er, this is simplifying things somewhat to put it mildly, particularly during the insanity of the German Novemberrevolution of 1918-19, which was taking place with (1) the right-wing backlash against losing the war (or in their mythology, being backstabbed when they were just about to win---see die Dolchstosslegende) and (2) the Bolshevik ...
Short quotes from famous songs “All you need is love.” — The Beatles, “All You Need Is Love” “The future is no place to place your better days.” — Dave Matthews Band, “Cry Freedom”
Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon: My Trusted Companions Tried to Kill Me, but Thanks to the Gift of an Unlimited Gacha I Got LVL 9999 Friends and Am Out for Revenge on My Former Party Members and the World (信じていた仲間達にダンジョン奥地で殺されかけたがギフト『無限ガチャ』でレベル9999の仲間達を手に入れて元パーティーメンバーと世界 ...
Kate Winslet still remembers how it felt to be body shamed.. In a 60 Minutes interview released on Sunday, Dec. 1, the Oscar winner, 49, reflected on her career and fought back tears at one point ...
The problem here is not the removal of a quote from its original context per se (as all quotes are), but to the quoter's decision to exclude from the excerpt certain nearby phrases or sentences (which become "context" by virtue of the exclusion) that serve to clarify the intentions behind the selected words.
Here are 5 surprising advantages to being short: Number 5. Lower odds of developing a life-threatening blood clot.