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“Each letter has a shape, she told them, one shape in the world and no other, and it is your responsibility to make it perfect.”
― The Memory Keeper's Daughter
― The Memory Keeper's Daughter
“The power of human thought grows exponentially with the number of minds that share that thought.”
― The Lost Symbol
― The Lost Symbol
“It's funny, but thinking back on it now, I realize that this particular point in time, as I stood there blinking in the deserted hall, was the one point at which I might have chosen to do something very much different from what I actually did. But of course I didn't see this crucial moment for what it actually was; I suppose we never do. Instead, I only yawned, and shook myself from the momentary daze that had come upon me, and went on my way down the stairs.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“You have a choice. Live or die.
Every breath is a choice.
Every minute is a choice.
Every time you don't throw yourself down the stairs, that's a choice. Every time you don't crash your car, you re-enlist.”
― Survivor
Every breath is a choice.
Every minute is a choice.
Every time you don't throw yourself down the stairs, that's a choice. Every time you don't crash your car, you re-enlist.”
― Survivor
“I say ‘Uhmm...’ a lot. I mentioned this to Karla and she says it’s a CPU word. It means you’re assembling data in your head - spooling.”
― Microserfs
― Microserfs
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