Derek

“John Le Carre said that authenticity is less important than plausibility.”
― Gordon R. Dickson, Wolf and Iron

“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.”
― Chad Orzel, How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog

“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”
― Dexter Palmer, 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.”
― Mark Thomas, 100 Acts of Minor Dissent