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spike jones

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13. The John Rogers quote.

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 04:45 PM

Dec 2024

“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs."

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just so you know NJCher Dec 2024 #11

The John Rogers quote. spike jones Dec 2024 #13

never read NJCher Dec 2024 #14

It is irony. Atlas Shrugged, not LOTR, is the actual childish fantasy. Celerity Dec 2024 #15

yeah, I thought that NJCher Dec 2024 #16

I believe grok is from Stranger in a Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein. ShazzieB Dec 2024 #18

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early involvements in reading NJCher Dec 2024 #53

Damn, I'm always behind! 🤪 ShazzieB Dec 2024 #17

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