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"Our protagonist, and his curiosity, or brotherhood, or maybe even understanding being "expendable", -based comradeship with Raif Efendi. Almost nothing has happened, but the narrative, the story, the meanderings still pull you towards itself. Let it unfold..." — Feb 19, 2026 08:11PM
"Our protagonist, and his curiosity, or brotherhood, or maybe even understanding being "expendable", -based comradeship with Raif Efendi. Almost nothing has happened, but the narrative, the story, the meanderings still pull you towards itself. Let it unfold..." — Feb 19, 2026 08:11PM
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“We were having an absurd and inappropriate argument because in the wake of death every single thing on earth feels absurd and inappropriate.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“For the want of a nail the shoe was lost,
For the want of a shoe the horse was lost,
For the want of a horse the rider was lost,
For the want of a rider the battle was lost,
For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a horseshoe-nail.”
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For the want of a shoe the horse was lost,
For the want of a horse the rider was lost,
For the want of a rider the battle was lost,
For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a horseshoe-nail.”
―
“Once in Hawaii I was taken to see a Buddhist temple. In the temple a man said, "I am going to tell you something that you will never forget." And then he said, "To every man is given the key to the gates of heaven. The same key opens the gates of hell.”
― The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist
― The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist
“Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.”
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“No matter how nice the place is where you live, you need to experience life and the world.”
― MY STEVE
― MY STEVE
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