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“Or maybe arguing with people you disagree with takes less effort than exploring why they think differently from you.”
― Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
― Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
“It is the beauty within us that makes it possible for us to recognize the beauty around us. The question is not what you look at but what you see.”
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“If you can laugh into the telephone, you must be a very accomplished telephonist. The very thought of the telephone makes me forget laughter.”
― Letters to Felice
― Letters to Felice
“Listen carefully, Feyd,” the Baron said. “Observe the plans within plans within plans.”
― Dune
― Dune
“VLADIMIR: I missed you . . . and at the same time I was happy. Isn't that a strange thing?
ESTRAGON: (shocked). Happy?
VLADIMIR: Perhaps it's not quite the right word.
ESTRAGON: And now?
VLADIMIR: Now? . . . (Joyous.) There you are again . . . (Indifferent.) There we are again. . .
(Gloomy.) There I am again.”
― Waiting for Godot
ESTRAGON: (shocked). Happy?
VLADIMIR: Perhaps it's not quite the right word.
ESTRAGON: And now?
VLADIMIR: Now? . . . (Joyous.) There you are again . . . (Indifferent.) There we are again. . .
(Gloomy.) There I am again.”
― Waiting for Godot
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