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"I seldom abandon a book. This was one of those rare occasions. Rather than blaming the author, let me just say the novel was not for me." — Nov 01, 2016 10:07PM
"I seldom abandon a book. This was one of those rare occasions. Rather than blaming the author, let me just say the novel was not for me." — Nov 01, 2016 10:07PM
“The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.”
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“Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.”
― The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.”
― The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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“The Universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.”
― Possible Worlds
― Possible Worlds
“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
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