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“Dogs come to quantum physics in a better position than most humans. They approach the world with fewer preconceptions than humans, and always expect the unexpected. A dog can walk down the same street every day for a year, and it will be a new experience every day. Every rock, every bush, every tree will be sniffed as if it had never been sniffed before. If dog treats appeared out of empty space in the middle of a kitchen, a human would freak out, but a dog would take it in stride. Indeed, for most dogs, the spontaneous generation of treats would be vindication—they always expect treats to appear at any moment, for no obvious reason.”
― How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog
― How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog
“The fact they could check becomes the prophecy they must believe.”
― Hild
― Hild
“We think we can plan our lives," he muttered. "We think we can model reality. But chaos is an intrusive, inconsiderate bitch.”
― The Bohr Maker
― The Bohr Maker
“The thing about memories wasn't that many of them inevitably faded, but that repeated recall of the ones you remembered burnished them into shining, gorgeous lies”
― Version Control
― Version Control
“I am aware I sound like a Marxist Victor Meldrew but, guess what, I'm over 50 and I don't give a fuck.”
― 100 Acts of Minor Dissent
― 100 Acts of Minor Dissent
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