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There is something that has always puzzled me about technological revolutions. Some new idea or innovation comes along, and it is obvious to all that it will upend our world. The internet. Social media. In previous generations, it was the
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“If seeds in the black earth can turn into such beautiful roses, what might not the heart of man become in its long journey toward the stars?”
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“People wonder why the novel is the most popular form of literature; people wonder why it is read more than books of science or books of metaphysics. The reason is very simple; it is merely that the novel is more true than they are.”
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“Show me a hero, and I'll write you a tragedy.”
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“All good writing is like swimming underwater and holding your breath.”
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“It [feminism] is mixed up with a muddled idea that women are free when they serve their employers but slaves when they help their husbands.”
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