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And yet our ancestors do survive and thrive. We are the descendants of the survivors. Elizabethans are not some distant, alien race, but our families – they are us, in a manner of speaking – and they show us what human beings are capable of
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“The philosopher Didactylos has summed up an alternative hypothesis as "Things just happen. What the hell".”
― Hogfather
― Hogfather
“The recycle rate of a human being is around sixteen hours. After sixteen hours of being awake, the brain begins to fail.”
― Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams
― Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams
“Hello, inner child, I'm the inner babysitter!”
― Hogfather
― Hogfather
“OH, THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE STOCKING THAT MAKES A NOISE, said Death. OTHERWISE, WHAT IS 4:30 A.M. FOR?”
― Hogfather
― Hogfather
“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
― Diggers
― Diggers
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