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“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Dune
― Dune
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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“I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.”
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“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
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“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
― Diggers
― Diggers
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