“I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.”
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
“Knowing can be a curse on a person's life. I'd traded in a pack of lies for a pack of truth, and I didn't know which one was heavier. Which one took the most strength to carry around? It was a ridiculous question, though, because once you know the truth, you can't ever go back and pick up your suitcase of lies. Heavier or not, the truth is yours now.”
― The Secret Life of Bees
― The Secret Life of Bees
“If trouble comes when you least expect it then maybe the thing to do is to always expect it.”
― The Road
― The Road
“Nobody wants to be here and nobody wants to leave.”
― The Road
― The Road
“Science is no more than an investigation of a miracle we can never explain, and art is an interpretation of that miracle.”
― The Martian Chronicles
― The Martian Chronicles
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