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“Like that also must tell you?” said Ah Ma. “I thought you’re so clever, went to university. I have to tell you Malaysia is hot and chili is spicy also, is it?”
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“Wilderness is gone. Forest has succumbed to chemically sustained silviculture. Four billion years of evolution, and that’s where the matter will end. Politically, practically, emotionally, intellectually: Humans are all that count, the final word. You cannot shut down human hunger. You cannot even slow it. Just holding steady costs more than the race can afford.”
― The Overstory
― The Overstory
“They were black, and made of cheap cotton. One of them was XXXXL. “A vest with words on?” said Buddy. “‘The Band With Rocks In,’” Cliff read, slowly. “Hey, dat’s us, isn’t it?” “What do we want these for?” said Glod. “We know who we are.” “Advertising,” said Dibbler. “Trust me.”
― Soul Music
― Soul Music
“Even if God were here, it wouldn’t do any good. The entire human race has reached the point where no one is listening to their prayers.”
― The Three-Body Problem
― The Three-Body Problem
“Having once embarked on your marital voyage, it is impossible not to be aware that you make no way and that the sea is not within sight—that, in fact, you are exploring an enclosed basin.”
― Middlemarch
― Middlemarch
“The message that was winging its way to the sun said, Come here! I will help you conquer this world. Our civilization is no longer capable of solving its own problems. We need your force to intervene.”
― The Three-Body Problem
― The Three-Body Problem
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