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Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente

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In both marriage and war you must cut up the things people say like a cake, and eat only what you can stomach,

Colin’s Quotes

“Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived.”
― Isaac Asimov

tags: atheism, bible, organized-religion, religion

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“A process cannot be understood by stopping it. Understanding must move with the flow of the process, must join it and flow with it.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

tags: learning, science

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“The purpose of argument is to change the nature of truth.”
― Frank Herbert, Children of Dune

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“Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.”
― Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse: Dune

tags: paradox

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“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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