"just at present you only see the tree by the light of the lamp. I wonder when you would ever see the lamp by the light of the tree."
“The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.”
― Infinite Jest
― Infinite Jest
“Whenever serious and competent people need to get things done in the real world, all considerations of tradition and protocol fly out the window.”
― Quicksilver
― Quicksilver
“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”
― Neuromancer
― Neuromancer
“Your talk," I said, "is surely the handiwork of wisdom because not one word of it do I understand.”
― The Third Policeman
― The Third Policeman
“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”
― A Hat Full of Sky
― A Hat Full of Sky
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