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Paul Oppenheimer
rated a book it was amazing
by Jay Cummings
Reading for the 2nd time
read in January 2026
we cannot separate impermanence from phenomena.
“In some ways, art is the most terrifying of human inventions. It preserves the right to undermine all the categories. The history of art is the history of iconoclasm, the history of some new voice saying that everything you know is wrong.”
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“People who say, 'Let the chips fall where they may,' usually figure they will not be hit by a chip.”
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“Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.”
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“No sane person should believe that something is subjective merely because it cannot be settled beyond controversy.”
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“Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.”
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