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"To a historian, there's nothing like a non-pertinent detail. To judge is to be bad at your profession. Every detail is a treasure unto itself. Apparently." — Mar 21, 2016 11:54PM
"To a historian, there's nothing like a non-pertinent detail. To judge is to be bad at your profession. Every detail is a treasure unto itself. Apparently." — Mar 21, 2016 11:54PM
“In order to keep a true perspective of one’s importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him.”
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“As humans, we waste the shit out of our words. It’s sad. We use words like “awesome” and “wonderful” like they’re candy. It was awesome? Really? It inspired awe? It was wonderful? Are you serious? It was full of wonder? You use the word “amazing” to describe a goddamn sandwich at Wendy’s. What’s going to happen on your wedding day, or when your first child is born? How will you describe it? You already wasted “amazing” on a fucking sandwich.”
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“Look at the sky: that is for you. Look at each person's face as you pass them on the street: those faces are for you. And the street itself, and the ground under the street, and the ball of fire underneath the ground: all these things are for you.”
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“If your relationship fills you with a sense of luck, you've chosen well.”
― Half a Life
― Half a Life
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