

“As with our colleges, so with a hundred ‘modern improvements;’ there is an illusion about them; there is not always a positive advance. The devil goes on exacting compound interest to the last for his early share and numerous succeeding investments in them. Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end, an end which it was already but too easy to arrive at...”
― Henry David Thoreau: A Week, Walden, The Maine Woods, Cape Cod
― Henry David Thoreau: A Week, Walden, The Maine Woods, Cape Cod
Ruby’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Ruby’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Ruby
Lists liked by Ruby