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“..it sounded very good and very false at the same time, so that you had the feeling that even if was true, he was touching only on the very highest points and maybe embellishing those a little.”
― The Vanished
― The Vanished
“Consider the Lichen. Lichens are just about the hardiest visible organisms on Earth, but the least ambitious.”
― A Short History of Nearly Everything
― A Short History of Nearly Everything
“In 1487 alone, two hundred heretics had-in one of the greatest euphemisms in the history of language-"relaxed," that is, burned at the stake.
Dogs of God, Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors”
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Dogs of God, Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors”
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“On the freeway of life, Lisa Watson was stuck at the entrance ramp, trapped behind a cautious old lady in a Buick.”
― Caviar Dreams
― Caviar Dreams
“Tune your television to any channel it doesn't receive and about 1 percent of the dancing static you see is accounted for by this ancient remnant of the Big Bang. The next time you complain that there is nothing on, remember that you can always watch the birth of the universe.”
― A Short History of Nearly Everything
― A Short History of Nearly Everything
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