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“What are the lessons to be learned from this journey of the mind? That humans are emotionally fragile, perennially gullible, hopelessly ignorant masters of an insignificantly small speck in the cosmos.
Have a nice day.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson, Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries

“The only authors are they who have succeeded in a genuine art, be it epic poetry, tragedy, comedy, history or philosophy, and who teach or delight mankind. The others, of whom we have spoken, are among men of letters, like bats among birds.” -- Voltaire. (pg.80 ('Authors' section of the Philosophical Dictionary) in “The Portable Voltaire Edited by Ben Ray Redman”
― Voltaire

“Ten little soldier boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were Nine. Nine little soldier boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were Eight. Eight little soldier boys travelling in Devon; One said he’d stay there and then there were Seven. Seven little soldier boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in halves and then there were Six. Six little soldier boys playing with a hive; A bumble bee stung one and then there were Five. Five little soldier boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then there were Four. Four little soldier boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were Three. Three little soldier boys walking in the Zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were Two. Two little soldier boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was One. One little soldier boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself And then there were None. Frank Green, 1869”
― Agatha Christie, And Then There Were None

“If you look in the mirror and don't like what you see, you can find out first hand what it's like to be me.”
― Gerard Way