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Above Night Vale are helicopters, protecting citizens from themselves and others. Above the helicopters are stars, which are completely meaningless. Above the stars is the void, which is completely meaningful.
Sometimes it’s okay to find something beautiful without correctly understanding it.
He was not so arrogant as to refer to his own death as The End, just one of billions of ends before The End. Death is only the end if you assume the story is about you.
Plus, it is basic human nature to treat polite people worse than rude people. It is easier to assert dominance over a person unlikely to fight back with much force. Rude people tend to fight hard, and it’s not worth stirring them up.
the usual six bathroom doors (Men, Women, No, Unsure, Angels, and This Too Too Solid Flesh).
But there is a difference between likable and good. In many ways, Nilanjana felt like one of the most important parts of growing up, and of approaching the world as an adult, was understanding the difference between likable and good, and recognizing that one often had no effect on the other.
A story never stands on its own, but exists in the context of the storyteller.
Ice cream makes nothing better, but makes things feel like they’re better.
If the Glow Cloud was possible, anything was possible.
Saying a moment is awkward has never made an awkward moment better, but it’s a tactic that humans keep trying over and over.
“We all have many things we would have been good at,” said Darryl. “But we can only be what we end up being.”
Science is not inherently good. It is just a method of thought that works to find truth. But the thoughts within that method can lead to good or bad places. It’s not enough to believe in science. You also need to listen. Listen to other people.
They did what all scientists do when following proper scientific method: (1) hypothesis; (2) argument; (3) fight; (4) cry; (5) hug.
Happiness is not canceled out by unhappiness. A relationship is not canceled out by its end.
Science is only a tool, and, without knowing why you’re using that tool, you can accidentally do terrible things.
