“The map was just an accessory. She knew exactly where she was.”
― The Romantics
― The Romantics
“The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the cliches of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.
[Commencement Address at Yale University, June 11 1962]”
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[Commencement Address at Yale University, June 11 1962]”
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“Satellite images, maps and blueprints of the whole world, of every city. We could look it up and know what's there in someone else's words. Or we could get wicked drunk and just go.”
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“If the map doesn't agree with the ground the map is wrong”
― Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now
― Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now
“Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.”
― The Passionate State of Mind: And Other Aphorisms
― The Passionate State of Mind: And Other Aphorisms
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