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“Very occasionally, if you pay really close attention, life doesn't suck.”
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“My definition of good literature is that which can be read by an educated reader, and reread with increased pleasure.”
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“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Dune
― Dune
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
― Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible
― Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible
“My favourite definition of an intellectual: 'Someone who has been educated beyond his/her intelligence.
[Sources and Acknowledgements: Chapter 19]”
― 3001: The Final Odyssey
[Sources and Acknowledgements: Chapter 19]”
― 3001: The Final Odyssey
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