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“It is all too easy to give ourselves over to the traumas of the past -- allowing pain to define us. There is a medicine for that -- hope and perseverance. Light brings light. And no matter what we face there is one thing we can control: our outlook. It's not about ignoring the pain, or mindlessly believing things will simply be better -- it's about finding the joy in participating. And when the weight of the past pulls us low we must find the strength to release it ... and finally give ourselves permission to start over.”
― Low, Vol. 2: Before the Dawn Burns Us
― Low, Vol. 2: Before the Dawn Burns Us
“Art is the only answer to chaos and the void.”
― Velocity
― Velocity
“It is up to us to decide what human means, and exactly how it is different from machine, and what tasks ought and ought not to be trusted to either species of symbol-processing system. But some decisions must be made soon, while the technology is still young. And the deciding must be shared by as many citizens as possible, not just the experts. In that sense, the most important factor in whether we will all see the dawn of a humane, sustainable world in the twenty-first century will be how we deal with these machines a few of us thought up and a lot of us will be using.”
― Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology
― Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology
“Look where we worship.”
― The Lords and the New Creatures
― The Lords and the New Creatures
“You're into what you're into, I'm into what I'm into. We don't have to be into the same shit, and if you're safe, sane, and happy, then go on and get you some.”
― Sex Criminals, Vol. 3: Three the Hard Way
― Sex Criminals, Vol. 3: Three the Hard Way
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