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“Anyone whose goal is 'something higher' must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo? Fear of falling? No, Vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of the emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“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
“Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you.”
― Small Gods
― Small Gods
“I’ve seen excitement, and I’ve seen boredom. And boredom was best.”
― The Color of Magic
― The Color of Magic
“In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.”
― Lords and Ladies
― Lords and Ladies
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