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The close, searching elenchus by which the man of vague generalities is constrained either to express his meaning to himself in definite terms, or to confess that he does not know what he is talking about; the perpetual testing of all
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“...nature has never found human incomprehension a reason for changing her methods.”
― Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
― Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
“But here is what you need to understand - here is why you are in danger. Here is why you must speak, and why you must not allow us to speak for you. Because history is an act of continuous collective imagining, and the perception of truth is a constant, unending negotiation, with others, and with oneself when one is alone.”
― Mary Toft; or, The Rabbit Queen
― Mary Toft; or, The Rabbit Queen
“...motherhood is not a house you live in but a warren of beautiful rooms, something like Topkapi … some well-trod but magnificent place you’re only allowed to sit in for a minute and snap a photo before you are ushered out.”
― The Golden State
― The Golden State
“To love without wanting to devour must surely be anorexic.”
― The Centre
― The Centre
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