“Next, he showed the girls a narrow Incan street. Both sides of it had high stone walls and the driver stopped so the visitors could walk down a short distance to see the famous twelve-sided stone which was part of it. Each girl counted the sides and marveled at the way the ancient stonecutters had trimmed this enormous rock to accommodate the ones fitted around it. The young tourists noticed that all the stones were so perfectly fitted that there was not one single opening or crack between them. Not even an earthquake could damage this amazing artisanship!”
― The Clue in the Crossword Cipher
― The Clue in the Crossword Cipher
“Madison was also developing another idea: that the absence of clashing ideas and competing interests leads to overreaching and corruption.”
― James Madison: A Life Reconsidered
― James Madison: A Life Reconsidered
“Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you’ll see the way to fly.”
― Jonathan Livingston Seagull: The Complete Edition
― Jonathan Livingston Seagull: The Complete Edition
“The most intelligent of creatures,” he offers softly, “often make the fewest sounds.”
― The Shape of Water
― The Shape of Water
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