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“Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.”
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“My needs are simple and few, thought Valentine. Food. Clothing. A comfortable place to sleep. And no idiots.
But of course a world with no idiots would be lonely. If she herself were even allowed there.”
― Ender in Exile
But of course a world with no idiots would be lonely. If she herself were even allowed there.”
― Ender in Exile
“The denigration of those we love always detaches us from them in some degree. Never touch your idols: the gilding will stick to your fingers.”
― Madame Bovary
― Madame Bovary
“People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.”
― The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
― The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
“Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.”
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Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.”
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