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“This is Old Town?” I asked dubiously. “Used to be the high seat of Yarrow, many years back,” said Malo. “The place of the king and his noble court. Do you not find it impressive?” I eyed a tumorous growth of mold crawling up one wall. “It
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“We are going to eat ice cream and we are going to eat shit. The trick is to use different spoons.”
― The Ask
― The Ask
“There is nothing to be gained by multiplying social distinctions indefinitely.”
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“People are really trying their best. Just like being happy and sad, you will find yourself on both sides of the equation many times over your lifetime, either saying or hearing the wrong thing. Let's all give each other a pass, shall we?”
― Half Empty
― Half Empty
“Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth.”
― The Red Box
― The Red Box
“I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies:
1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.
2. Anything that's invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.
3. Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.
2. Anything that's invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.
3. Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
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