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Scott Perkins
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Life on the edge: Random thoughts on mountains and manuscripts
If I had one talent as a mountaineer, it was the complete absence of a voice in my head telling me to be afraid of the edge. I have zero fear of falling and an absolutely unfounded belief in my own sense of balance.
The view of Steven's Canyon (and my boots) from Faraway Rock, Mount Rainier. Photo by the author.
Maybe I am stretching my metaphor too far, but my brain's absolute refusal to be afr Read more of this blog post »
The view of Steven's Canyon (and my boots) from Faraway Rock, Mount Rainier. Photo by the author.
Maybe I am stretching my metaphor too far, but my brain's absolute refusal to be afr Read more of this blog post »
“Why choose the lesser evil anyway, when the greater evil is usually higher quality and will last longer before it breaks?”
― Howard Carter Saves the World
― Howard Carter Saves the World
“Books can not be killed by fire. People die, but books never die. No man and no force can abolish memory... In this war, we know, books are weapons. And it is a part of your dedication always to make them weapons for man's freedom.”
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“It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.”
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“There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.
There is another theory which states that this has already happened.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
There is another theory which states that this has already happened.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
“First we thought the PC was a calculator. Then we found out how to turn numbers into letters with ASCII — and we thought it was a typewriter. Then we discovered graphics, and we thought it was a television. With the World Wide Web, we've realized it's a brochure.”
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“Why choose the lesser evil anyway, when the greater evil is usually higher quality and will last longer before it breaks?”
― Howard Carter Saves the World
― Howard Carter Saves the World
