Origin (Robert Langdon, #5)
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What had once been life’s quiet moments of solitary reflection—a few minutes alone on a bus, or walking to work, or waiting for an appointment—now felt unbearable, and people impulsively reached for their phones, their earbuds, and their games, unable to fight the addictive pull of technology.
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“Robert,” Ambra whispered, “just remember the wise words of Disney’s Princess Elsa.” Langdon turned. “I’m sorry?” Ambra smiled softly. “Let it go.”
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“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.”
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Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. —WINSTON CHURCHILL
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‘The price of greatness…is responsibility.’ ” The words resonated for Langdon,
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“May our philosophies keep pace with our technologies. May our compassion keep pace with our powers. And may love, not fear, be the engine of change.”
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Love is not a finite emotion. We don’t have only so much to share. Our hearts create love as we need it.
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Love is a private thing; the world does not need to know every detail.