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“Imagine a famine. Now imagine a piece of bread. Both of these things are real but you happen to be in the same room with only one of them. Put yourself into a different room, that’s what the mind is for.”
― Good Bones and Simple Murders
― Good Bones and Simple Murders
“Knowing too much about other people puts you in their power, they have a claim on you, you are forced to understand their reasons for doing things and then you are weakened.”
― Cat’s Eye
― Cat’s Eye
“Whenever I meet people for the first time, I get them to talk for ten minutes. Then I size them up from the exact opposite perspective of all they’ve told me. Do you think that’s crazy?
“No,” I said, shaking my head, “I’d guess your method works quite well.”
― A Wild Sheep Chase
“No,” I said, shaking my head, “I’d guess your method works quite well.”
― A Wild Sheep Chase
“I sometimes think it would be beneficial if people thought of each other as “historical factorials.” Thus, (Myrtle!) would be understood not just as present-day Myrtle but as the product of all her past experiences.”
― Beyond Numeracy: Ruminations of a Numbers Man
― Beyond Numeracy: Ruminations of a Numbers Man
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