“I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting failing grades, fear of not staying with your class, etc. Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker.”
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“I couldn't live a week without a private library - indeed, I'd part with all my furniture and squat and sleep on the floor before I'd let go of the 1500 or so books I possess.”
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“We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.”
― The Call of Cthulhu: With a Dedication by George Henry Weiss
― The Call of Cthulhu: With a Dedication by George Henry Weiss
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