Quotes
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Daniel Suarez

"Sexual reproduction exists solely as a means to defeat parasites. By mixing male and female genes, sex produces offspring not exactly like either the male or femaleâ€”making each generation different from the last, and presenting a moving target to intruders intent on compromising this system. â€¦ Even with this variation, parasites continue to pose a threat... and parasitism evolves and moves through any systemâ€”not just living things. The less variation there is in a system, the more readily parasites will evolve to infest it..."

Source : Daniel Suarez (2009). “Daemon”, p.425, Penguin

Daniel Suarez

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“[The Internet generation is] not fighting that battle about who gets to speak; they all get to speak.”
“for he is such a disagreeable man, that it would be quite a misfortune to be liked by him.”
“There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark.”
“In your lifeâ€™s journey, there will be excitement and fulfillment, boredom and routine, and even the occasional train wreckâ€¦ But when you have picked a dream that is bigger than you personally, that truly reflects the ideals that you cherish, and that can positively affect others, then you will always have another reason for carrying on.”
“A good memory is one of the most precious assets of spiritual living.”
“If God kills, lies, cheats, discriminates, and otherwise behaves in a manner that puts the Mafia to shame, that's okay, he's God. He can do whatever he wants. Anyone who adheres to this philosophy has had his sense of morality, decency, justice and humaneness warped beyond recognition by the very book that is supposedly preaching the opposite.”
“I know now that most people are so closely concerned with themselves that they are not aware of their own individuality, I can see myself, and it has helped me to say what I want to say in paint.”
“Unreasonable," "unrealistic," and "impractical" are all words used to marginalize a person or idea that fails to conform with conventionally expected standards.”

Source : Chris Guillebeau (2010). “The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World”, p.149, Penguin

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