"But there is nothing enduring in the world, and therefore even joy in the second minute is already not as acute as in the first; in the third minute it becomes still weaker and finally merges unnoticeably with the usual condition of the soul, as a circle on the water, caused by the fall of a pebble, finally merges with the smooth surface."

-- Nikolai Gogol

#Fall Quotes #Circles Quotes #Water Quotes

“Mycelium is Earth's natural Internet.”

Source : Paul Stamets (2011). “Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms”, p.17, Ten Speed Press
“I've written 17 novels, and I've found out that fiction can't keep up with real life.”
“The return from cows and sheep in cheese is worth much money every day in the season, without calves and lambs, and without the manure, which all return corn and fruit.”
“I like to go out there looking like a strong woman, because I am strong. But I am also a woman who goes through all kinds of problems and highs and lows.”
“If we just stay at the crest of the mycelial wave, it will take us into heretofore unknown territories that will be just magnificent in their implications.”
“To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes.”
“It won't be long before we'll be deafened by the screeches of whistles being blown by whistle-blowers blowing the whistle on themselves.”
“So you wound up with Apollo/If he's sometimes hard to swallow/Use this.”

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