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Arthur Koestler
“Some of the greatest discoveries...consist mainly in the clearing away of psychological roadblocks which obstruct the approach to reality; which is why,post factum they appear so obvious.”
Arthur Koestler, The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe

Henry Miller
“Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.”
Henry Miller

Ryū Murakami
“True decadence wasn’t anything carnal; it was about sacrificing the powerless minority for the sake of the majority.”
Ryū Murakami, From the Fatherland, with Love

José Saramago
“Casting a ballot is your irrevocable right, and no one will ever deny you that right, but just as you tell children not to play with matches, so we warn whole peoples of the dangers of playing with dynamite.”
José Saramago, Seeing

“Blood began to flow, at first cautiously, as if embarrassed by its appearance; a few thin red lines exploring the gravitational trajectory of its new terrain. Now it flowed faster, steadily staining her pale flesh a horrific red.”
R.D. Ronald, The Zombie Room

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