Intimations
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Since that moment, one form of crisis has collided with another, and I am no more a Stoic now than I was when I opened that ancient book. But I did come out with two invaluable intimations. Talking to yourself can be useful. And writing
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“When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way. Their movements become headlong - faster and faster and faster. They put aside all thoughts of obstacles and forget the precipice does not show itself to the man in a blind rush until it's too late.”
― Dune
― Dune
“The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future.”
― Dune
― Dune
“The existence of free will meant that we couldn't know the future. And we knew free will existed because we had direct experience of it. Volition was an intrinsic part of consciousness.
Or was it? What if the experience of knowing the future changed a person? What if it evoked a sense of urgency, a sense of obligation to act precisely as she knew she would?”
― Stories of Your Life and Others
Or was it? What if the experience of knowing the future changed a person? What if it evoked a sense of urgency, a sense of obligation to act precisely as she knew she would?”
― Stories of Your Life and Others
“People who intentionally become famous - I mean people who, after a little taste of fame, want more and more of it - are, and I honestly believe this, deeply psychologically ill. The fact that we are exposed to these people everywhere in our culture, as if they are not only normal but attractive and enviable, indicates the extent of our disfiguring social disease.”
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
“Whatever I can do, whatever insignificant talent I might have, people just expect me to sell it- I mean literally, sell it for money, until I have a lot of money and no talent left.”
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
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