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“Mankind is inherently inclined towards cooperation," Holmes said. It is how we create societies and moral consensus. We want to agree with one another, on the whole. Thus, if one of us insists a certain thing is true, and maintains his standpoint in the face of all opposition, others will eventually come around to his way of thinking.”
― James Lovegrove, Sherlock Holmes & the Christmas Demon

“İnsan yapısındaki çelişkiler, onun ne ölüme ne de sonsuzluğa bir türlü dayanamadığını gösteriyor. Sonsuzluk da ölüm kadar ürkütücü bir gerçektir.”
― Oğuz Atay, Tutunamayanlar

“After all, we’re here to make the unknown known, to make the other familiar. We’re here to make magic with words.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel

“That's the beauty of learning a new language. It should feel like an enormous undertaking. It ought to intimidate you. It makes you appreciate the complexity of the ones you know already.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel