"We know nothing. Absolutely nothing."

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Source : Steven Millhauser (2015). “The Wizard of West Orange”, p.19, Vintage

Steven Millhauser

“For me, I never, never, from the moment I started acting, had a desire to be famous.”
“Seavilization will be better than civilization, and we have nearly half the world's surface to discover it.”

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“I rebelled during my high school years really bad. I started messing around with drugs and having relationships with girls and partying. And I used to tell God, "Hey God, after college I'm going to serve You because I know that's what I want to do with my life. I know that's the best way. I know that's why I was created. But right now I want to sin because I love it. I want to have a lot of fun."”

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“I argue is that philosophers have had a tendency to present a kind of mystical view of the powers of reflection. Unreflective belief acquisition is seen in mechanistic terms, but when philosophers talk about reflection, it is as if reflective processes are not bound by the kinds of limitations which inevitably arise from being embedded within the same causal structure which governs unreflective belief acquisition.”

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“Personal finances are like peopleâ€™s personal health, crucial and tragic to the sufferer but tedious to the listener.”
“Forgiving does not usually happen at once. It is a process, sometimes a long one, especially when it comes to wounds gouged deep. And we must expect some lapses...some people seem to manage to finish off forgiving in one swoop of the heart. But when they do, you can bet they are forgiving flesh wounds. Deeper cuts take more time and can use a second coat.”
“The information superhighway showed the average person what some nerd thinks about Star Trek.”
“If you are not happy with yourself, even the loftiest achievements won't bring you much satisfaction.”

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