“Experiences that banish irony are much better for living than for writing.”
― The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
― The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
“We cannot but pity the boy who has never fired a gun,”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
“The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.”
― The Republic
― The Republic
“Disgust is intuitive microbiology”
― The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
― The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
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