“Hollywood raised us. Your mind processes the world through a filter formed by comic books and action movies on Cinemax. That's why kids put on trench coats and take guns to school. The Devil knows how to control us.”
― John Dies at the End
― John Dies at the End
“Thanks to my solid academic training, today I can write hundreds of words on virtually any topic without possessing a shred of information, which is how I got a good job in journalism.”
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“For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.”
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“Poetic simile was strictly limited to statements like 'his mighty steed was as fleet as the wind on a fairly calm day, say about Force Three,' and any loose talk about a beloved having a face that launched a thousand ships would have to be backed by evidence that the object of desire did indeed look like a bottle of champagne.”
― The Light Fantastic
― The Light Fantastic
“World domination is such an ugly phrase. I prefer to call it world optimisation.”
― Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
― Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Science Book Club | Things I Want to Know
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