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Derek’s Quotes

“We think we can plan our lives," he muttered. "We think we can model reality. But chaos is an intrusive, inconsiderate bitch.”
― Linda Nagata, The Bohr Maker

tags: chaos

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“The first six million years had been all fun and games.”
― Alastair Reynolds, House of Suns

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“If you're sad today, just remember the world is over 4 billion years old and you somehow managed to exist at the same time as David Bowie.”
― Simon Pegg

tags: david-bowie

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“The fact they could check becomes the prophecy they must believe.”
― Nicola Griffith, Hild

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“Dogs own space and cats own time.”
― Nicola Griffith, Hild

tags: behavior, cats, dogs

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