The Space Time Research Project (STRP for short), a black operation of NASA and DARPA, had sent me on my journey.
“Well, master, we’re in a fix and no mistake,”
― The Two Towers
― The Two Towers
“We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner!”
― The Hobbit
― The Hobbit
“The important thing is to accept that there will be people who believe differently than you, and to learn to live with those people as a community despite the differences.”
― The Story of Eidolon: Including "The Thousand Years Ghost," "Trees of Change," and "Journey to the Past"
― The Story of Eidolon: Including "The Thousand Years Ghost," "Trees of Change," and "Journey to the Past"
“You ought to get a bumper sticker that says, 'What would Dudley Do-Right Do?' Call it W-W-D-D-R-D. that has a ring to it. (Gov. Rulon to Joe Pickett)”
― Cold Wind
― Cold Wind
“... but every activity we pursue comes with an opportunity cost, as the economists remind us. Time spent commuting to work is time not spent with your kids. Time spent debating the relative merits of kale versus arugula is time not spent discussing the nature of beauty and truth. I look down at my plate of bland grub with newfound respect.”
― The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
― The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
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