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Corey Thibodeaux
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Corey Thibodeaux said:
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The first story I ever wrote, which happened in a college creative writing class, was about the end of the world. A young man had had enough of the world and its ways and wanted to change it. His desire for change was so immense that he summoned a st
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‘See the value of imagination,’ said Holmes. ‘It is the one quality which Gregory lacks. We imagined what might have happened, acted upon the supposition, and find ourselves justified. Let us proceed.’
“And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“Stories may well be lies, but they are good lies that say true things, and which can sometimes pay the rent.”
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“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”
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“You have to carry the fire."
I don't know how to."
Yes, you do."
Is the fire real? The fire?"
Yes it is."
Where is it? I don't know where it is."
Yes you do. It's inside you. It always was there. I can see it.”
― The Road
I don't know how to."
Yes, you do."
Is the fire real? The fire?"
Yes it is."
Where is it? I don't know where it is."
Yes you do. It's inside you. It always was there. I can see it.”
― The Road
“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.”
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Welcome, fellow GCI employees! How many books can you read in 12 months? 12? 30? 50? Whatever your goal is, just know we're all in this together. Th ...more
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