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“Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge, and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be his world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow.”
― Frankenstein
― Frankenstein
“A human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquility.”
― Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
― Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
“Computers force us into creating with our minds and prevent us from making things with our hands. They dull the skills we use in everyday life.”
― Silicon Snake Oil: Second Thoughts on the Information Highway
― Silicon Snake Oil: Second Thoughts on the Information Highway
“Did you ever notice that all machines are made for some reason? … They are built to make you laugh, like the mouse here, or to tell the time, like clocks, or to fill you with wonder like the automaton. Maybe that's why a broken machine always makes me a little sad, because it isn't able to do what it was meant to do. … Maybe it's the same with people: if you lose your purpose, it's like you're broken.”
― The Invention of Hugo Cabret
― The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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