

“We do not exist primarily to be plugged into cost-benefit analyses. We are here to love and be loved, to understand and be understood.”
― Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
― Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

“I saw positive obsession as a way of aiming yourself, your life, at your chose target. Decide what you want. Aim high. Go for it.”
― Bloodchild and Other Stories
― Bloodchild and Other Stories
“It was so very typical of his uncle to put his hopes in the establishment, even within this world that he despised and mistrusted.”
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“My friend Duncan Idaho is acquiring a new habit. He is learning always to look beyond what he thinks he knows.”
― God Emperor of Dune
― God Emperor of Dune

“Hey, we can run a space station, a station on the moon, and soon, a colony on Mars. That proves we're still a great, forward-looking, powerful nation, right?”
― Parable of the Sower
― Parable of the Sower
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