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Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar... Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes

by Thomas Cathcart

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Jul 25, 2011 07:59AM

“According to Dickens, the first rule of human nature is self-preservation and when I forgive him for writing a character as pathetic as Oliver Twist, I'll thank him for the advice.”
― Melina Marchetta, On the Jellicoe Road

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“The lesson of history is that no one learns.”
― Steven Erikson, Deadhouse Gates

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“Because people with that much spirit frighten the hell out of me. They make me want to be a better person when I know it's not possible.”
― Melina Marchetta, On the Jellicoe Road

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“I have one brother and I live with four hundred guys. Girls under the age of fourteen are the most frightening creatures I have ever come across.”
― Melina Marchetta, On the Jellicoe Road

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“What happens when she's not my memory anymore? What happens when she's not around to tell me about his belt leaving scars across my two-year-old brother's face or when he whacked her so hard that she lost her hearing for a week? Who'll be my memory?"
Santangelo doesn't miss a beat. "I will. Ring me."
"Same," Raffy says.
I look at him. I can't even speak because if I do I know I'll cry but I smile and he knows what I'm thinking.”
― Melina Marchetta, On the Jellicoe Road

tags: chaz-santangelo, jonah-griggs, raffy, taylor-markham

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