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"“I owe my first inkling of the problem of infinity to a large biscuit tin that was a source of vertiginous mystery during my childhood. On one side of this exceptional object was a Japanese scene; I do not recall the children or warriors who configured it, but I do remember that in a corner of the image the same biscuit tin reappeared with the same picture, and in it the same picture again, and so on[.]”" — Jun 14, 2026 03:15PM
"“I owe my first inkling of the problem of infinity to a large biscuit tin that was a source of vertiginous mystery during my childhood. On one side of this exceptional object was a Japanese scene; I do not recall the children or warriors who configured it, but I do remember that in a corner of the image the same biscuit tin reappeared with the same picture, and in it the same picture again, and so on[.]”" — Jun 14, 2026 03:15PM
“The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being.”
― Jitterbug Perfume
― Jitterbug Perfume
“You remember too much,
my mother said to me recently.
Why hold onto all that? And I said,
Where can I put it down?”
― Glass, Irony and God
my mother said to me recently.
Why hold onto all that? And I said,
Where can I put it down?”
― Glass, Irony and God
“We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.”
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“...disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business....”
― Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
― Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
“Just being is the main thing. Anything else is extra.”
― The City of Trembling Leaves
― The City of Trembling Leaves
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