"The unexpected may annoy us, but may also wake us up."

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Source : Scott Russell Sanders (1997). “Writing from the Center”, p.14, Indiana University Press

Scott Sanders

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“We know a lot of things, but what we don't know is a lot more.”

Source : "String theorist Edward Witten gives prize lecture" by Ian Sample, www.theguardian.com. July 27, 2010.
“It’s said that the shuffling of the cards is the earth, and the pattering of the cards is the rain, and the beating of the cards is the wind, and the pointing of the cards is the fire. That’s of the four suits. But the Greater Trumps, it’s said, are the meaning of all process and the measure of the everlasting dance.”

Source : Charles Williams (2016). “The Greater Trumps”, p.21, Wipf and Stock Publishers
“All my movies got screwed up because of my personality.”
“I have no remorse. As to whether recollection of my deeds makes me feel ashamed, I will tell you. Thinking back to all the details is not at all unpleasant. I rather enjoy it.”
“The happy heart runs with the river, floats on the air, lifts to the music, soars with the eagle, hopes with the prayer.”
“Genius: the ability to prolong one's childhood.”
“The future will be in the hands of those of you who belong to the 21st century. You have the opportunity and responsibility to build a better humanity. This means developing warm-heartednes s in this very life, here and now. So, do whatever work you do, but ask yourselves now and then, 'How can I contribute to human beings being happier and more peaceful?'”
“What's sad is that there is an addictive quality to that, to believing your own hype; to allowing yourself to become validated by others and no longer by yourself. That's the danger of celebrity”

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