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“He's never fought with religion; what is the point of railing against such beauty, such intimate theatre, such chime of eternity? He can treasure it without believing in it.”
― The Dervish House
― The Dervish House
“There are those who hold that to quibble over matters of taste in the basic necessities of life is an extravagance”
― In Praise of Shadows
― In Praise of Shadows
“There are those who say that when civilization progresses a bit further transportation facilities will move into the skies and under the ground, and that our streets will again be quiet, but I know perfectly well that when that day comes some new device for torturing the old will be invented.”
― In Praise of Shadows
― In Praise of Shadows
“Just consider how terrible the day of your death will be
Others will go on speaking and you will not be able to argue back”
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Others will go on speaking and you will not be able to argue back”
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“The technological itch and the creative instinct do not preexist the economic conditions in which they arrive.”
― The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal
― The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal
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