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Hal Incandenza has an almost obsessive dislike for de. Lint, whom he tells Mario he sometimes cannot quite believe is even real, and tries to get to the side of, to see whether de. Lint has a true z coordinate or is just a cutout or projection. David Foster Wallace
Nowadays, of course, just about our only solvent industry is the merchandising of death, bankrolled by our grandchildren, so that the message of our principal art forms, movies and television and political speeches and newspaper columns, for the sake of the economy, simply has to be this: War is hell, all right, but the only way a boy can become a man is in a shoot-out of some kind, preferably, but by no means necessarily, on a battlefield. Kurt Vonnegut
Thomas M. Disch quote: "Laughter is just a slowed down scream of terror."
Laughter is just a slowed down scream of terror. Thomas M. Disch
One of the major difficulties Trillian experienced in her relationship with Zaphood was learning to distinguish between him pretending to be stupid just to get people off their guard, pretending to be stupid because he couldn't be bothered to think and wanted someone else to do it for him, pretending to be outrageously stupid to hide the fact that he actually didn’t understand what was going on, and really being genuinely stupid. He was renowned for being amazingly clever and quite clearly... Douglas Adams
Jhonen Vasquez quote: "I don't do my work for any kind of group in particular, except..."
I don't do my work for any kind of group in particular, except for hobos, who just plain kick ass and light up my life. Jhonen Vasquez
Ronald Reagan quote: "Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver..."
Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver 5 minutes longer. Ronald Reagan
Napolean Hill quote: "Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of..."
Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire brings a small amount of heat. Napolean Hill
She told me that every other step was just for me.'But that's only half of the dance,' I said. Yeah,' my father said. 'She was keeping the rest for herself. Nobody can give everything away. It ain't healthy. Sherman Alexie
I mean most girls are so dumb and all. After you neck them for a while, you can really watch them losing their brains. You take a girl when she really gets passionate, she just hasn't any brains.-Holden Caulfield J. D. Salinger
Author's Notes: This story starts with section 6. This is not a mistake. I have my own subtle reasoning. So, just read, and enjoy. Isaac Asimov
Even the most ardent environmentalist doesn't really want to stop pollution. If he thinks about it, and doesn't just talk about it, he wants to have the right amount of pollution. We can't really afford to eliminate it - not without abandoning all the benefits of technology that we not only enjoy but on which we depend. Milton Friedman
Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness. Anne Frank
On the surface of the ocean, men wage war and destroy each other; but down here, just a few feet beneath the surface, there is a calm and peace, unmolested by man Jules Verne
They wouldn't understand, and I don't feel the need to explain, simply because I know in my heart how real it was. When I think of you, I can't help smiling, knowing that you've completed me somehow. I love you, not just for now, but for always, and I dream of the day that you'll take me in your arms again Nicholas Sparks
Gorgeous, amazing things come into our lives when we are paying attention: mangoes, grandnieces, Bach, ponds. This happens more often when we have as little expectation as possible. If you say, "Well, that's pretty much what I thought I'd see," you are in trouble. At that point you have to ask yourself why you are even here. [...] Astonishing material and revelation appear in our lives all the time. Let it be. Unto us, so much is given. We just have to be open for business. Anne Lamott

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