Peji Da

“I have lived a thousand lives and I’ve loved a thousand loves. I’ve walked on distant worlds and seen the end of time. Because I read.”
― George R.R. Martin

“چنان‌که آرتور سی کلارک در قانون سوم‌اش یادآور می‌شود: "هر فن‌آوری که به‌قدر کافی پیشرفته باشد از معجزه تمیز دادنی نیست.”
― Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion: A Study of Religious Belief and Skepticism

“یک نمونه آن پرسش فلسفی قدیمی است که می‌گوید: آیا تو هم مثل من قرمز می‌بینی؟ شاید آنچه برای تو قرمز می‌نماید برای من سبز باشید یا اصلاً رنگی باشد که در خیال من هم نمی‌گنجد! فیلسوفان این پرسش را در زمره پرسش‌هایی می‌دانند که هرگز پاسخی ندارد.”
― Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion: A Study of Religious Belief and Skepticism

“What the Englishman said about survival was this: “If you stop taking pride in your appearance, you will very soon die.” He said that he had seen several men die in the following way: “They ceased to stand up straight, then ceased to shave or wash, then ceased to get out of bed, then ceased to talk, then died. There is this much to be said for it: it is evidently a very easy and painless way to go.” So it goes.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five