"We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges."

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Source : Gene Wolfe (1994). “Shadow & Claw: The First Half of 'The Book of the New Sun'”, p.14, Macmillan

Gene Wolfe

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“Choosing to be in the theatre was a way to put my roots down somewhere with other people. It was a way to choose a new family.”
“I learned Spanish at home and, since half my family doesn't speak English, it's my first language.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“There's all sorts of soul. There's Irish soul and Native American soul. If it touches you and moves you, it's soul.”
“The misfortune of others is our misfortune. Our happiness is the happiness of others. To see ourselves in others and feel an inner oneness and sense of unity with them represents a fundamental revolution in the way we view and live our lives. Therefore, discriminating against another person is the same as discriminating against oneself. When we hurt another, we are hurting ourselves. And when we respect others, we respect and elevate our own lives as well.”
“To me, life without soccer would be like living a mindless and empty life.”
“We must care to think about the unthinkable things, because when things become unthinkable, thinking stops and action becomes mindless.”
“My first joint I smoked onstage in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I smoked my first joint live.”
“I go jogging for 25 minutes every morning, even if I'm away from home.”

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