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    Frank Herbert
    “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
    ― Frank Herbert, Dune
    tags: bene-gesserit, fear, litany-against-fear, motivational, scifi
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    Philip K. Dick
    “It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.”
    ― Philip K. Dick, Valis
    tags: qotd
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    Philip K. Dick
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.”
    ― Philip K. Dick, I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon
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    Philip K. Dick
    “Don't try to solve serious matters in the middle of the night.”
    ― Philip K. Dick
    tags: advice, dark-night-of-the-soul, depression, practicality, problem
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    Philip K. Dick
    “There will come a time when it isn't 'They're spying on me through my phone' anymore. Eventually, it will be 'My phone is spying on me'.”
    ― Philip K. Dick
    tags: dystopia, liberty, spying, surveillance, surveillance-society, technology
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    Philip K. Dick
    “When you are crazy you learn to keep quiet.”
    ― Philip K. Dick, Valis
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    Philip K. Dick
    “Drug misuse is not a disease, it is a decision, like the decision to step out in front of a moving car. You would call that not a disease but an error of judgment.”
    ― Philip Dick
    tags: drugs
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    Philip K. Dick
    “You mean old books?"

    "Stories written before space travel but about space travel."

    "How could there have been stories about space travel before --"

    "The writers," Pris said, "made it up.”
    ― Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
    tags: mars-is-just-as-lonely, meta, science-fiction
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    Philip K. Dick
    “If I had known it was harmless I would have killed it myself.”
    ― Philip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly
    tags: killing, mosquito-hawk, pointlessness
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    Philip K. Dick
    “Strange how paranoia can link up with reality now and then.”
    ― Philip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly
    tags: paranoia, reality
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    Philip K. Dick
    “Reality denied comes back to haunt.”
    ― Philip K. Dick, Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
    tags: behavior, history, psychology, self-deception
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    Philip K. Dick
    “Fear can make you do more wrong than hate or jealousy. If you’re afraid you don’t commit yourself to life completely; fear makes you always, always hold something back. You shouldn’t be alone. It’s killing you; it’s undermining you. All the time, every day, you should be somewhere with people.”
    ― Philip K. Dick, Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
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    Philip K. Dick
    “Ruth said, "Love isn't just wanting another person the way you want to own an object you see in a store. That's just desire. You want to have it around, take it home and set it up somewhere in the apartment like a lamp. Love is"-she paused, reflecting-"like a father saving his children from a burning house, getting them out and denying himself. When you love you cease to live for yourself; you live for another person.”
    ― Philip K. Dick, Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
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    Philip K. Dick
    “You shouldn't be frightened so easily. Or life is going to be too much for you.”
    ― Philip K. Dick, Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
    tags: fear
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    “Hodor," said Hodor.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire
    tags: a-song-of-ice-and-fire
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    “The night is dark and full of terrors.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire
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    “Why is it that when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what's on the other side?”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: a-game-of-thrones, a-song-of-ice-and-fire, curiosity, george-r-r-martin, tyrion-lannister, wall
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    “My old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Feast for Crows
    tags: a-song-of-ice-and-fire, friendship, george-r-r-martin, summer, winter
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    “Swift as a deer. Quiet as a shadow. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Quick as a snake. Calm as still water.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: a-song-of-ice-and-fire, arya-stark, game-of-thrones
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    “The great thing about reading is that it broadens your life”
    ― George RR Martin
    tags: a-song-of-ice-and-fire, game-of-thrones, george-r-r-martin
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    “A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you'll know the debt is paid.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
    tags: a-clash-of-kings, a-song-of-ice-and-fire, epic, george-r-r-martin, tyrion-lannister
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    “Be careful you don't cut yourself. The edges are sharp enough to shave with.'
    'Girls don't shave', Arya said.
    'Maybe they should. Have you ever seen the septa's legs?”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: a-game-of-thrones, a-song-of-ice-and-fire, arya-stark, cutting, funny, george-r-r-martin, jon-snow, sharp, shave, sword
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    “You make us look bad', complained Toad.
    'You looked bad before I ever met you', Jon told him.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: a-song-of-ice-and-fire, jon-snow
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    “Soon comes the cold, and the night that never ends.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords
    tags: a-song-of-ice-and-fire, melisandre, storm-of-swords
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  • #25
    “The things I do for love...”
    ― Jaime Lannister
    tags: a-song-of-ice-and-fire, grrm, jaime-lannister
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    Charles Bukowski
    “My ambition is handicapped by laziness”
    ― Charles Bukowski, Factotum
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    Frank Herbert
    “Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.”
    ― Frank Herbert, Dune
    tags: muad-dib, order, princess-irulan, reality, understanding
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    Frank Herbert
    “The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”
    ― Frank Herbert, Dune
    tags: dune
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    Frank Herbert
    “What do you despise? By this are you truly known.”
    ― Frank Herbert, Dune
    tags: muad-dib, princess-irulan
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    Frank Herbert
    “There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
    ― Frank Herbert, Dune
    tags: death, legacy, life, muad-dib, philosophy, truth, wisdom
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