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“A circle looks at a square and sees a badly made circle.”
― Jeff VanderMeer, Authority

“Quasi nessuno scopre mai che le sue azioni feriscono davvero gli altri. La gente non migliora, diventa solo più furba. Quando diventi più furbo, non smetti di strappare le ali alle mosche, cerchi solo di trovare dei motivi migliori per farlo.”
― Stephen King, Carrie

“Natural places are no different than human cities. The old exists next to the new. Invasive species integrate with or push out native species. The landscape you see around you is the same as seeing an old cathedral next to a skyscraper.”
― Jeff VanderMeer, Acceptance

“An exaltation of spirit lifted me, as it were, far above the earth and the sinful creatures crawling on its surface; and I deemed myself as an eagle among the children of men, soaring on high, and looking down with pity and contempt on the grovelling creatures below.”
― James Hogg