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Do those things that incline you toward the big questions, and avoid the things that would reduce you and make you trivial. George Saunders December …
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Toptal: Top Developers, Custom Software Development Hire a Developer Apply as a Developer Login Top 3% Why How What Clients Team Community Blog Conta…
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I am different, not less. Temple Grandin Happy 67th birthday, Temple Grandin! The animal scientist and author drew from her own experience with autis…
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You never realize how much of your background is sewn into the lining of your clothes. Tom Wolfe Happy 86th birthday, Tom Wolfe! Though he is known f…
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But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie. Khaled Hosseini March 4, 1965: Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini was born 48 year…
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Dare to be naïve. R. Buckminster Fuller Neo-futurist architect and author R. Buckminster Fuller's name is synonymous with the geodesic dome, a buildi…
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I was wise enough never to grow up, while fooling people into believing I had. Margaret Mead December 16, 1901: Anthropologist and author Margaret Me…
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A New Life for the Book of the Dead July 28, 2016
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She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live. Annie Dillard Happy birthday, Annie Dillard! The American author of Pilgrim at Tinker C…
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In a time of destruction, create something. Maxine Hong Kingston Happy 74th birthday, Maxine Hong Kingston! The author is best known for her memoir, …
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There are no wrong turnings. Only paths we had not known we were meant to walk. Guy Gavriel Kay Happy birthday, Guy Gavriel Kay! The Canadian fantasy…
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Dare to be naïve. Richard Buckminster Fuller Neo-futurist architect and author R. Buckminster Fuller's name is synonymous with the geodesic dome, a b…
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Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine. Honoré de Balzac Even after he found literary success, Honoré de Balzac couldn't…
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If you have two friends in your lifetime, you're lucky. If you have one good friend, you're more than lucky. S.E. Hinton Happy birthday, S.E. Hinton!…
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My library is an archive of longings. Susan Sontag The author ofOn Photographywas born on this day in 1933.
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Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right. Isaac Asimov The author ofFoundationwas born on this day in 1920.
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Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind. Virginia Woolf The author of…
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I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that d…
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Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'Tha…
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Going Real-Time with Redis Pub/Sub View all articles Scaling a web app is almost always an interesting challenge, regardless of the complexity involv…
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I've got a library copy of Gone with the Wind, a quart of milk and all these cookies. Wow! What an orgy! Jacqueline Susann Jacqueline Susann (born Au…
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Basically, I have been compelled by curiosity. Mary Leakey Paleoanthropologist and author Mary Leakey (born February 6, 1913) was interested in archa…
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A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition. Henry Miller The author ofTropic of Cancerwas born on this day in 1891.
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Don’t try to make life a mathematics problem with yourself in the center and everything coming out equal. When you’re good, bad things can still hap…
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Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time: Thus is your time on earth filled with glory. Betty Smith T…
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Never say 'no' to adventures. Always say 'yes,' otherwise you'll lead a very dull life. Ian Fleming Ian Fleming (born May 28, 1908) may have achieved…
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A self is not something static, tied up in a pretty parcel and handed to the child, finished and complete. A self is always becoming. Madeleine L'Eng…
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Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. Anita Desai Happy 80th birthday, Anita Desai! When asked how she begins work each morning, the author …
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Handlebars provides the power necessary to let you build semantic templates effectively with no frustration. Handlebars is largely compatible with Mu…
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Set wide the window. Let me drink the day. Edith Wharton The author ofThe Age of Innocencewas born on this day in 1862.
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Recipes are just descriptions of one person’s take on one moment in time. They’re not rules. Mario Batali Happy 54th birthday, Mario Batali! The oran…
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Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. Carl Sagan November 9, 1934: Astronomer, astrophysicist, and author Carl Sagan attributes his…
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Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars. Gust…
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Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors. Charles de Lint The author ofThe Blue Girlwas born on this day …
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He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt. Joseph Heller May 1, 1923: Author Joseph Heller was born on Coney Island, 90 years ago today. Wo…
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You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts. Khalil Gibran The author ofThe Prophetwas born on this day in 1883.
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Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. Voltaire The author ofCandidewas born on this day in 1694.
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Begin at the beginning," the King said, very gravely, "and go on till you come to the end: then stop. Lewis Carroll The author ofAlice's Adventures i…
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What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other? George Eliot George Eliot (died December 22, 1880) was the pen name of …
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When kindness comes at the expense of truth, it is not a kindness worth having. Rachel Simmons Happy birthday, Rachel Simmons! The bestselling author…
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Ideas aren't magical; the only tricky part is holding on to one long enough to get it written down. Lynn Abbey Lynn Abbey (born September 18, 1948) s…
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Numbers constitute the only universal language. Nathanael West October 17, 1903: American author and screenwriter Nathanael West chronicled the dark …
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If the real world were a book, it would never find a publisher. Overlong, detailed to the point of distraction-and ultimately, without a major resol…
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Do your thing and don't care if they like it. Tina Fey May 18, 1970: Happy birthday, Tina Fey! The superstar comedian and author of Bossypants turns …
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It makes you wonder. All the brilliant things we might have done with our lives if only we suspected we knew how. Ann Patchett The author ofBel Canto…
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. J.R.R. Tolkien The author ofThe Lord of the Ringswas born on this day in 1892.
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It is better, I think, to grab at the stars than to sit flustered because you know you cannot reach them. R.A. Salvatore The author ofHomelandwas bor…
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Vegetarian Enchiladas ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5 from 42 reviews Author: Sylvia Fountaine Prep Time: 40 Cook Time: 25 Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes Yield: 8 Category…