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Others (usually morning larks) will chastise night owls on the erroneous assumption that such preferences are a choice, and if they were not so slovenly, they could easily wake up early. However, night owls are not owls by choice. They are
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“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.”
― Thief of Time
― Thief of Time
“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
“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
“The phrase 'Someone ought to do something' was not, by itself, a helpful one. People who used it never added the rider 'and that someone is me'.”
― Hogfather
― Hogfather
“The philosopher Didactylos has summed up an alternative hypothesis as "Things just happen. What the hell".”
― Hogfather
― Hogfather
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