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Planet of the Apes

by Pierre Boulle

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Aug 12, 2011 11:22PM

“I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.”
― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You

tags: humour, individuality, science-fiction

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“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
― Stephen King

tags: books

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“I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald's would still be open.”
― Susan Pfeffer, Life As We Knew It

tags: science-fiction

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“A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away.”
― Gene Roddenberry

tags: challenge, life, science-fiction, star-trek

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“There are always possibilities.”
― Jack B. Sowards, Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan: Photostory

tags: inspirational, science-fiction, spock

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