a quote from "stranger in a strange land"

Nov 15, 2004 23:56

first off though, three things you need to know for this quote to make sense: Mike grew up in an alien culture (one that lacked many emotional responses such as love, humor, sadness and fear) and "grok" is the word they use which with the best translation into english means to "fully understand" and third, Jill (the other person in the conversation ( Read more... )

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xpinkxpickelsx November 16 2004, 23:22:22 UTC
u really want that book dont ya. if i get paid back by my bro evan for all the money he "borrowd" from me then i'll get u it. it will be ur xmas *slash* bday present that u always wantd. lol. he u said u didnt like snoopy. u suck. luvya.
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Great Book killertoejam November 17 2004, 19:53:12 UTC
I felt the same way when I read that passage, and I think about it sometimes when I'm laughing at something even now. I have always found his observation true, so now the only time I don't feel just the littlest bit bad about laughing is when I'm laughing at myself. Have you read anything by Ayn Rand? P.S. I finally got a live journal - obviously

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