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Anathem

by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author)

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Baudolino: A Medieval Literary Adventure of History, Myth, and Invention in Byzantine Realms

by Umberto Eco

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Gai-Jin (Asian Saga, #3)

by James Clavell

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Chad’s Quotes

“The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else.”
― Umberto Eco, Travels in Hyperreality

tags: cowardice, heroism

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“In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.”
― Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

tags: humor, metaphysics, physics, science

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

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“A lady came up to me one day and said 'Sir! You are drunk', to which I replied 'I am drunk today madam, and tomorrow I shall be sober but you will still be ugly.”
― Winston Churchill

tags: apocryphal, attributed-no-source, classic-insult, drinking, drunkenness, retort

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“But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.”
― Carl Sagan, Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science

tags: genius, humor, laughter, philosophy

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