The Post-Girl
1908
The Post-Girl, published in 1908, is a novel set in the village of Ullbrig, Yorkshire, focusing on the interactions of its residents and the arrival of a musician known as the 'Spawer.' The narrative explores themes of love, community dynamics, and the pursuit of artistic inspiration, particularly through the protagonist's connection with a local girl drawn to his music. This work captures the charm of rural life while delving into the complexities of human relationships and aspirations in a quaint English setting.
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“It is the symptom of a disease that still infects our population--the desire to make everything easy, to sacrifice autonomy and privacy for convenience. That's what technology is, Ms. Kantor. A concession to laziness and the devaluing of human effort””
— Unknown
“If your every choice is in defiance of a system, you are as much a servant of that system as someone who obeys it.””
— Unknown
“The thing about zealots is how much hypocrisy they can justify.””
— Unknown
“Trades rely on trust, the belief that if you give what you agree to give, you will receive what is promised.””
— Unknown
“Just because you’re not committing a crime now, by going where you go, by seeing who you see, doesn’t mean that another government, another set of people with another set of priorities, won’t come along and call you a criminal one day.””
— Unknown
“… the desire to make everything easy, to sacrifice autonomy and privacy for convenience. That's what technology is […] A concession to laziness in the devaluing of human effort […] Not all technology is the same. I encourage you not to get tripped up by semantics. A device that you carry with you everywhere you go, a device that monitors and watches you, is not the same as one that sits in your house and plays music or dries your hair.””
— Unknown
“Never a scribe to carelessness that which can be adequately explained by shame.””
— Unknown
“It seems to me, that if your every choice is in defiance of a system, you are as much a servant of that system as someone who obeys it.””
— Unknown
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