Alec Dopkins
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“Once you've got a task to do, it's better to do it than live with the fear of it.”
― The Blade Itself
― The Blade Itself
“We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking.”
― The Myth of Sisyphus
― The Myth of Sisyphus
“Our world will not die as the result of the bomb, as the papers say, it will die of laughter, of banality, or making a joke of everything, and a lousy joke at that.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“You have to realistic about these things.”
― Last Argument of Kings
― Last Argument of Kings
“Away with these old wives' tales, with this idea that it's terrible to die before one's time! What time? The time of nature? It made us a loan without a due date. Why complain if it seeks repayment at a time of its choosing? After all, you accepted the loan on these terms!”
― On Living and Dying Well
― On Living and Dying Well
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