Narayoni

Narayoni, 6 months ago to bookstodon

Regular people problems 🤣

From Mort by Terry Pratchett (Discworld series)

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Narayoni, 6 months ago to bookstodon

Death.... the ultimate redeemer

(quotation from The Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, P&V translation)

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Narayoni, 6 months ago to bookstodon

Oh yes, Behemoth, I agree with you on this; the cat is indeed an ancient and inviolable animal!
(from The Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov)

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Narayoni, 6 months ago to bookstodon

The devil and his entourage have certainly left the Soviet investigators in a tizzy!

(A quotation from The Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, P&V translation)

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Narayoni, 6 months ago to bookstodon

Oh for a dog's love... 😍

(a quotation from The Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, P&V translation)

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Narayoni, 6 months ago to bookstodon

I am with the Devil (Mr Woland) on this. Manuscripts don't burn
Art cannot be destroyed. It will live on as long as humanity lives on. Those trying to erase an idea/any form of art through censorship are engaging in a futile attempt. The existence of this book itself is a testament of this fact.

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Narayoni, 6 months ago to bookstodon

So Behemoth (the cat) has some really cogent arguments and demands!

(Quotations from The Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov)

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"Sit down at once and stop slinging this verbal muck.’ ‘I shall sit down,’ replied the cat, sitting down, ‘but I shall enter an objection with regard to your last. My speeches in no way resemble verbal muck, as you have been pleased to put it in the presence of a lady, but rather a sequence of tightly packed syllogisms, the merit of which would be appreciated by such connoisseurs as Sextus Empiricus, Martianus Capella, and, for all I know, Aristotle himself.’"--A quotation from The Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.

Narayoni, 6 months ago to bookstodon

I'm sad 😔.... Because of how it ends and because it is the end

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Narayoni, 6 months ago to bookstodon

The "biscuit" joke from So Long and Thanks for all the Fish by Douglas Adams is now one of my favourite jokes from the series

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2/3 "‘I went into the breach again. I took,’ said Arthur, ‘another biscuit. And for an instant our eyes met.’ ‘Like this?’ ‘Yes, well, no, not quite like that. But they met. Just for an instant. And we both looked away. But I am here to tell you,’ said Arthur, ‘that there was a little electricity in the air. There was a little tension building up over the table. At about this time.’ ‘I can imagine.’ ‘We went through the whole packet like this. Him, me, him, me . . .’"
3/3 "‘There is that. So. When the empty packet was lying dead between us the man at last got up, having done his worst, and left. I heaved a sigh of relief, of course. As it happened, my train was announced a moment or two later, so I finished my coffee, stood up, picked up the newspaper, and underneath the newspaper . . .’ ‘Yes?’ ‘Were my biscuits.’ ‘What?’ said Fenchurch. ‘What?’ ‘True.’"--extracts from So Long and Thanks for all the Fish by Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series).

Narayoni, 6 months ago to bookstodon

"Parenting advice" from #mostlyharmless by #douglasadams
(The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series)

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Narayoni, 6 months ago to bookstodon

Truly, a prayer befitting the masses... 🤣 🤣

From #mostlyharmless by #douglasadams ( #thehitchhikersguidetothegalaxy series)

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Narayoni, 6 months ago to bookstodon

The importance of objectivity cannot be understated. Not just for scientists but for everyone.
A quotation from #solongandthanksforallthefish by #douglasadams ( #thehitchhikersguidetothegalaxy series)

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Narayoni, 7 months ago to bookstodon

An interesting analogy for love..
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Narayoni, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Oh I would really like to meet Mr Woland's cat. He would create some interesting chaos! From #themasterandmargarita by #mikhailbulgakov

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Narayoni, 7 months ago to bookstodon

This lady has lightnings to deliver. What do you think you are doing, by holding her up? 🤣
I find this so funny without context!

A quotation from The Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
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Narayoni, 7 months ago to bookstodon

This lady has lightnings to deliver. What do you think you are doing, by holding her up? 🤣
I find this so funny without context!

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Quotation from the Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
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Narayoni, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Poor fellow! What an unfortunate god 🤣 🤣

A quotation from #solongandthanksforallthefish by #douglasadams ( #thehitchhikersguidetothegalaxy series)

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Narayoni, 7 months ago to reading

Fathers and Sons by Turgenev is an interesting character study of Bazarov, a self-proclaimed nihilist in the backdrop of the ideological differences between the “fathers” and “sons”. It also looks at the inevitability of the generational gap between sons (Bazarov and Arkady) and their respective fathers, and the futility of trying to reject emotions. (details linked)

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https://bookwyrm.social/user/Narayoni/review/3083682

appassionato, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Routledge International Handbook of Ignorance Studies

Once treated as the absence of knowledge, ignorance today has become a highly influential topic in its own right, commanding growing attention across the natural and social sciences where a wide range of scholars have begun to explore the social life and political issues involved in the distribution and strategic use of not knowing.

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Narayoni, 7 months ago to reading

Behold! A solvent, disciplined #cat 🤣
A model citizen! I think he would make a very entertaining co - passenger 🤣🤣

Quotations from The Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

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"Neither the conductress nor the passengers were struck by the essence of the matter: not just that a cat was boarding a tram-car, which would have been good enough, but that he was going to pay! The cat turned out to be not only a solvent but also a disciplined animal. At the very first shout from the conductress, he halted his advance, got off the footboard, and sat down at the stop, rubbing his whiskers with the ten-kopeck piece. But as soon as the conductress yanked the cord and the tram-car started moving off, the cat acted like anyone who has been expelled from a tram-car but still needs a ride. Letting all three cars go by, the cat jumped on to the rear coupling-pin of the last one, wrapped its paws around some hose sticking out of the side, and rode off, thus saving himself ten kopecks.” --A quotation from The Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.

Narayoni, 7 months ago to reading

I agree with him on this...... Think. Dogs are one of the most sweetest, loyal living creatures. Why should being called a dog be an insult?

Quotation from #themasterandmargarita by #mikhailbulgakov
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Narayoni, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Indeed; the confusion has been going on for over 2000 yrs...🤣 🙄
(Prisoner = Yeshua/Jesus)

"‘These good people,’ the prisoner spoke and, hastily adding ‘Hegemon’, went on: ‘... haven’t any learning and have confused everything I told them. Generally, I’m beginning to be afraid that this confusion may go on for a very long time. And all because he writes down the things I say incorrectly.’" from #themasterandmargarita by #mikhailbulgakov

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pretensesoup, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Ok, if you're in a book club and the book really doesn't speak to you...do you force yourself to finish it?

Maybe a result of being in the middle of a lengthy and serious writing project, but I've bounced out of a lot of books this year, and a lot of them have been from book club. Maybe I should be pushing myself more, but this isn't grad school, so...I don't know.

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Narayoni, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Oh I totally get that man.... Though I my case I'm too lazy to do calculations in my head... 🤣

"For a moment or two the old man didn’t reply. He was staring at the instruments with the air of one who is trying to convert Fahrenheit to centigrade in his head whilst his house is burning down."

From #lifetheuniverseandeverything by #douglasadams ( #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy series)
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Narayoni, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Now that's a "killer" #cricket team lol 😂 🤣
At The Lords no less... 🤣 (quotation from #lifetheuniverseandeverything by #douglasadams

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Narayoni, 7 months ago to bookstodon

These lines from #therestaurantattheendoftheuniverse by #douglasadams are a satire on the extent of selfishness and shortsightedness we as humans can be sometimes prone to, as seen all too commonly around us.

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Narayoni, 7 months ago to reading

I, for one, am all for our our Lord and Savior, the #cat !! 🤣 🤣

"‘It’s nothing to do with me,’ he said, ‘I am not involved with people. The Lord knows I am not a cruel man.’
‘Ah!’ barked Zarniwoop, ‘you say “The Lord”. You believe in something!’
‘My cat,’ said the man benignly, picking it up and stroking it. ‘I call him The Lord..." from #therestaurantattheendoftheuniverse by #douglasadams ( #thehitchikersguidetothegalaxy series)

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Narayoni, 7 months ago to reading

Just an old couple comforting each other after their son leaves them after an extremely short stay... brought a tear to my eye.

"But you and I, we’re just a couple of old mushrooms, we are, stuck in the hollow of a tree, sitting side by side and never moving. Except that I’ll always remain the same for you for ever and ever, just as you will for me."
From #fathersandsons by #turgenev

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Narayoni, 7 months ago to bookstodon

The whole "bovine" joke in #therestaurantattheendoftheuniverse by #douglasadams was hilarious. It got me thinking: how would I feel if an animal I was about to consume came up to me enthusiastically conveying its consent for being eaten? I will be horrified, just like Arthur! But why?
Will it be better to eat against its consent instead? Why?
Then… what about salad's consent?!🤣
Interesting thought experiment...

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"A large dairy animal approached Zaphod Beeblebrox’s table, a large fat meaty quadruped of the bovine type with large watery eyes, small horns and what might almost have been an ingratiating smile on its lips. ‘Good evening,’ it lowed and sat back heavily on its haunches, ‘I am the main Dish of the Day. May I interest you in parts of my body?’ It harrumphed and gurgled a bit, wriggled its hind quarters into a more comfortable position and gazed peacefully at them. Its gaze was met by looks of startled bewilderment from Arthur and Trillian, a resigned shrug from Ford Prefect and naked hunger from Zaphod Beeblebrox. ‘Something off the shoulder, perhaps,’ suggested the animal, ‘braised in a white wine sauce?’ ‘Er, your shoulder?’ said Arthur in a horrified whisper."--quote from the Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series).
"‘You mean this animal actually wants us to eat it?’ whispered Trillian to Ford. ‘Me?’ said Ford, with a glazed look in his eyes. ‘I don’t mean anything.’ ‘That’s absolutely horrible,’ exclaimed Arthur, ‘the most revolting thing I’ve ever heard.’ ‘What’s the problem, Earthman?’ said Zaphod, now transferring his attention to the animal’s enormous rump. ‘I just don’t want to eat an animal that’s standing there inviting me to,’ said Arthur, ‘it’s heartless.’ ‘Better than eating an animal that doesn’t want to be eaten,’ said Zaphod. ‘That’s not the point,’ Arthur protested. Then he thought about it for a moment. ‘All right,’ he said, ‘maybe it is the point. I don’t care, I’m not going to think about it now. I’ll just . . . er . . .’"--quote 2 from the Restaurant at the end of the Universe by Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series).

Narayoni, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Wise words from #TheHitchhikersGuide :
(from #therestaurantattheendoftheuniverse)

People = Products of a deranged imagination 🤣🤣🤣

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Narayoni, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Oh these lines from #therestaurantattheendoftheuniverse by #douglasadams had me lol 😂
Loving the jokes🤣🤣

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Narayoni, 7 months ago to bookstodon

A true sense of proportion of the infinity of the universe with respect to humanity fills me with wonder, but may also sometimes lead one to have an existential crisis. I think I would definitely be interested in trying the Total Perspective Vortex!

Oh how I love cosmology!
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Narayoni, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Wow, just wow, Bazarov. And I thought I couldn't like you less.

"‘Why don’t you want to allow the idea of freedom of thought among women?’ he asked under his breath.
‘Because, mate, in my view, the only ones among women who think freely are bloody freaks.’"

From #fathersandsons by #turgenev
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Narayoni, 7 months ago to bookstodon

When I read about Nikolai contemplating with sadness and agitation the rift between him and his son, Arkady, these lines broke my heart. A simple matter of a generation gap, when told from the POV of the father, was especially poignant considering that Nikolai put in considerable effort to make himself "up to date" to get closer to his son, and then had to overhear Bazarov call him "out of date" without Arkady disagreeing with him.
#fathersandsons by #turgenev
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For the first time he was clearly aware of the rift between him and his son. He had a foreboding that with each passing day it would become greater and greater. It turned out that he'd spent days on end one winter in St Petersburg reading away at the latest works of fiction all for nothing; all for nothing had he listened to the conversations of the young men; all for nothing had he been overjoyed when he'd succeeded in inserting his own word into their bubbling talk. - a quotation from Fathers and Sons by Turgenev.

Narayoni, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Nihilism (and Bazarov) in a nutshell for you 🙄
"I see,’ interrupted Pavel Petrovich, ‘I see. Meaning you’re convinced of all this and have decided for yourselves not to do anything serious about anything.’
‘And we’ve decided not to do anything about anything,’ Bazarov repeated sombrely.
‘And just swear at everything?’
‘And swear at everything.’
‘And that’s called nihilism?’
‘And that’s called nihilism,’"
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Narayoni, 7 months ago to bookstodon

LOL now that's an interesting piece of logic 🤣🤣

‘The argument goes something like this: “I refuse to prove that I exist,” says God, “for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing.”
‘“But,” says Man, “the Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn’t it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves you exist, and so therefore, by your own arguments, you don’t. QED.”

--from the #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy by #douglasadams
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Narayoni, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Small Gods is a masterful fantasy comic satire on religious institutions, religious fundamentalism, philosophy, and the weaponisation of religious fanaticism for political power, set in the Discworld. It explores how religious beliefs and faith shift and change over time, from being centred on the deity to being centred on the religious institution itself. Rereading this was an absolute joy!
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https://bookwyrm.social/user/Narayoni/review/2879341