“The compound forms a hard bolus and lodges in the stomach wall. It’s metabolically bisturbile.”
― Scoundrels: Her Majesty's Pleasure
― Scoundrels: Her Majesty's Pleasure
“Too many people, possibly even the majority of them, were all too content to let others do that thinking and analysis for them.”
― Lesser Evil
― Lesser Evil
“The mind imposes this framework which it calls ‘reality’. That arbitrary framework has a tendency to be quite independent of what your senses report.”
― God Emperor of Dune
― God Emperor of Dune
“Maybe he thinks you’re an agent of deep state oppression. We’re dealing with an old guy with a ponytail here.”
― Past Tense
― Past Tense
“Desire brings the participants together. Data sets the limits of their dialogue. Doubt frames the questions.”
― God Emperor of Dune
― God Emperor of Dune
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