Kevin Boatman

Kevin’s Bookshelves

read‎ (651)
currently-reading‎ (0)
to-read‎ (119)
maritime‎ (372)
american-civil-war‎ (169)
science-fiction‎ (123)
blockade-running‎ (120)
technology‎ (76)
biography‎ (65)
circus‎ (65)

commerce-raiding‎ (64)
maritime-fiction‎ (61)
diplomacy‎ (47)
espionage‎ (35)
women‎ (26)
horses‎ (19)
engineering‎ (16)
art‎ (13)
fishing‎ (13)
humor‎ (13)

shipbuilding‎ (13)
archaeology‎ (11)
politics‎ (10)
finance‎ (9)
military‎ (9)
models‎ (8)
world-war-ii‎ (8)
graphic-novel‎ (7)
writing‎ (6)
aviation‎ (5)

disaster‎ (5)
fiction‎ (5)
history‎ (4)
transportation‎ (4)
auto-biography‎ (3)
salvage‎ (2)
genealogy‎ (1)
gluten-free-cooking‎ (1)
sewing‎ (1)

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Kevin’s Quotes

“I did not realize what a gift I had been given until it was too late, forever too late. Must life always be that way?”
― Linda Collison, Star-Crossed

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“You know what the doctor said to me to cheer me up?" Fat said. "There are worse diseases than cancer."
"Did he show you slides?"
We both laughed. When you are nearly crazy with grief, you laugh at what you can.”
― Philip K. Dick, VALIS

tags: cancer, disease, doctors, grief, laughter

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“Here's a quick rule of thumb: Don't annoy science fiction writers. These are people who destroy entire planets before lunch. Think of what they'll do to you.”
― John Scalzi

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“When you forgive, you lose your anger, and when you lose your anger, you get weak.
And when you're weak, you can get hurt all over again.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Bob

tags: anger, emotions, forgiveness, reality, weakness

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