"Either philosophy reinforces communal beliefs, in which case it is pointless; or else it is at odds with those beliefs, in which case it is dangerous."

-- Georges Canguilhem

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“I had a ludicrous childhood, but I feel that I was able to profit from a lot of the idiotic and unfortunate things that happened to me by turning them into fiction.”
“I was very disappointed that Denzel didn't win Best Actor for The Hurricane because I thought he deserved it.”
“And thus of all my harvest-hope I have Nought reaped but a weedye crop of care.”
“I'm unaware that my feet are moving to the table until I'm inches from the holograph. My hand reaches in and cups a rapidly blinking green light. Someone joins me, his body tense. Finnick, of course. Because only a victor would see what I see so immediately. The arena. Laced with pods controlled by Gamemakers. Finnick's fingers caress a steady red glow over a doorway. "Ladies and gentlemen..." His voice is quiet, but mine rings through the room. "Let the Seventy-sixth Hunger Games begin!”
“It is certainly not true that the population can be easily divided into those who lead healthy lifestyles, and those who do not: most people's patterns are mixed, with both good and bad areas of life.”
“It is not differences of opinion; it is geographical lines, rivers, and mountains which divide State from State, and make different nations of mankind.”
“Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.”
“Food is my drug of choice.”

Source : Barbara Grizzuti Harrison (1997). “An Accidental Autobiography”, Mariner Books

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