“You are either going to have to find some other way to live or some other place in the world to do it in.”
― Child of God
― Child of God
“A mule doesn’t like to plow. But he likes carrots. So you hang a carrot in front of his eyes. A mule without a carrot gets exhausted. A mule with a carrot spends a long time being tired.”
― The Long Walk
― The Long Walk
“What is the son but an extension of the father?”
― Dune
― Dune
“He puts his claw against the divider. “Fist my bump.”
“Fist-bump. It’s just ‘fist-bump.’”
“Understand.”
― Project Hail Mary
“Fist-bump. It’s just ‘fist-bump.’”
“Understand.”
― Project Hail Mary
“When stupid ideas work, they become genius ideas.”
― Project Hail Mary
― Project Hail Mary
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