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On this night of Samhain I mark your passing, O sun king, through the sunset into the land of the young. I mark also the passing of all who have gone before, and all who will go after. O gracious Goddess, eternal Mother, you who gives birth
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“Looking back through history, there are a lot more men who thought they were Alexander the Great than men who actually were.”
― Nemesis Games
― Nemesis Games
“The thing about having a mental breakdown is that no matter how obvious it is that you're having one, it is somehow not obvious to you. I'm fine, you think. So what if I watched TV for twenty-four straight hours yesterday. I'm not falling apart. I'm just lazy. Why it's better to think yourself lazy than think yourself in distress, I'm not sure. But it was better. More than better: it was vital.”
― Educated
― Educated
“So they went on being brilliant and accomplished enough to stand out, but normal enough to get along. They were old enough to have learned a great deal, but young enough to endure the physical rigors of the work. They were driven enough to excel, but relaxed enough to socialize. And they were crazy enough to want to leave Earth forever, but sane enough to disguise this fundamental madness, in fact defend it as pure rationality, scientific curiosity or something of the sort—which seemed to be the only acceptable reason for wanting to go, and so naturally they claimed to be the most scientifically curious people in history! But of course there had to be more to it than that. They had to be alienated somehow, alienated and solitary enough not to care about leaving everyone they had known behind forever—and yet still connected and social enough to get along with all their new acquaintances in Wright Valley, with every member of the tiny village that the colony would become. Oh, the double binds were endless! They were to be both extraordinary and extra ordinary, at one and the same time. An impossible task, and yet a task that was an obstacle to their heart’s greatest desire; making it the very stuff of anxiety, fear, resentment, rage. Conquering all those stresses …”
― Red Mars
― Red Mars
“I began to experience the most powerful advantage of money: the ability to think of things besides money.”
― Educated
― Educated
“Some are born crazy,” Amelia said. “Some achieve craziness. We had craziness thrust upon us.”
― Forever Peace
― Forever Peace
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