“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.”
― Stranger in a Strange Land
― Stranger in a Strange Land
“Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.”
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“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
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“There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.”
― Tanstaafl: A Plan for a New Economic World Order
― Tanstaafl: A Plan for a New Economic World Order
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