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“There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.”
“Where do you look for someone who's never really there?
Always on a staircase but never on a stair.”
― The Vanishing Stair
Always on a staircase but never on a stair.”
― The Vanishing Stair
“No days unalert.” Nothing should catch you by surprise because you are constantly imagining problems before they arise. Instead of spending your time dreaming of your plan’s happy ending, you must work on calculating every possible permutation and pitfall that might emerge in it. The further you see, the more steps ahead you plan, the more powerful you become.”
― The 48 Laws of Power
― The 48 Laws of Power
“Nothing in the realm of power is set in stone. Overt deceptiveness will sometimes cover your tracks, even making you admired for the honesty of your dishonesty.”
― The 48 Laws of Power
― The 48 Laws of Power
“A reasonable man in love may act like a madman, but he should not and cannot act like an idiot.”
― The 48 Laws of Power
― The 48 Laws of Power
“All the money, all the power—none of it compares to a good book. A book gives you everything. It gives you a window into other souls, other worlds. The world is a door. Books are the key.”
― The Vanishing Stair
― The Vanishing Stair
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