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Adam Blinkinsop
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“Let the ravioli simmer for the time it takes to say two Lord's Prayers.”
― A History of Food in 100 Recipes
― A History of Food in 100 Recipes
“[Since] a player controls every character, it is that player's intelligence that dictates the character's goals and actions, not an arbitrary number on a character sheet. Thus, in a sense, the player _is_ the character's "intelligence score"!”
― King Arthur Pendragon: Epic Roleplaying in Legendary Britain
― King Arthur Pendragon: Epic Roleplaying in Legendary Britain
“In the whole range of human activities, war most closely resembles a game of cards.”
― On War
― On War
“In the final round of the game, if your company has admitted women to the play, I do not recommend that you vote for your paramour, or for the member of the company who has taken your fancy. In my experience it rarely leads to success; and your fellows will notice and make fun of your noble gesture for weeks.”
― The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen
― The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen
“[If] it were possible to watch composing in the same way that one can watch painting, if composers could have _ateliers_ as did painters, then it would be clear how superfluous the music theorist is and how he is just as harmful as the art academies.”
― Theory of Harmony
― Theory of Harmony
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