Carl Nelson

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Carl is Currently Reading

Carl Nelson is currently reading

The Genius Bat: The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal

by Yossi Yovel

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Sep 01, 2025 02:15PM

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Down from the Mountain: The Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear

by Bryce Andrews (Goodreads Author)

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Aug 24, 2025 09:56AM

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Speed Read F1: The Technology, Rules, History and Concepts Key to the Sport

by Stuart Codling (Goodreads Author)

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Carl’s Quotes

“And so shall honor Morgant," Gwydion said, "for what he used to be, and Ellidyr Prince of Pen-Llarcau for what he became.”
― Lloyd Alexander, The Black Cauldron

tags: death, fantasy, honor

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“Child, child, do you not see? For each of us comes a time when we must be more than what we are.”
― Lloyd Alexander, The Black Cauldron

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“Is there not glory enough in living the days given to us? You should know there is adventure in simply being among those we love and the things we love, and beauty, too.”
― Lloyd Alexander, The Black Cauldron

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“Did it matter whether or not I was normal if I was happy?”
― Heather Anish Anderson, Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home

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“Wild is head back hollering at the sky, a moment that contains the full world. Wild is not tame, not bound, not constrained, constricted, condensed. Wildness is big or it is small, but it is open—open mouth, season, door, heart.”
― Christine Byl, Dirt Work: An Education in the Woods

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