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“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,
Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install
A lovely bookshelf on the wall.
Then fill the shelves with lots of books.”
― Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install
A lovely bookshelf on the wall.
Then fill the shelves with lots of books.”
― Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
“The fight-or-flight dichotomy is the appropriate set of choices for any creature faced with danger other than that which comes from its own species.”
― On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
― On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
“The military and the politicians have been the same people for all but the most recent part of human history, and we know that the victor writes the history books.”
― On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
― On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”
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