"Extremism. It is an almost infallible sign â€” a kind of death-rattle â€” when a human institution is forced by its members into stressing those and only those factors which are identificatory, at the expense of others which it necessarily shares with competing institutions because human beings belong to all of them."

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Source : John Brunner (2011). “Stand on Zanzibar”, p.169, Macmillan

John Brunner

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“The solution to any problem -work, love, money, whatever -is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be.”
“What I want to write about has changed somewhat, and the scope of the storytelling has changed accordingly.”
“Good morning, Lord! What are You up to today? Can I be a part of it? Thank You. Amen.”
“Theres no question that photographs communicate more instantly and powerfully than words do, but if you want to communicate a complex concept clearly, you need words, too.”
“For the sake of your marriage, get a king-size bed. And if you really want to stay married, get two.”

Source : Ray Romano (1999). “Everything and a Kite”
“The priesthood hath in all nations, and all religions, been held highly venerable.”
“Romantic love is blind to everything except what is lovable and lovely, but Christ's love sees us with terrible clarity and sees us whole. Christ's love so wishes our joy that it is ruthless against everything in us that diminishes our joy. The worst sentence Love can pass is that we behold the suffering which Love has endured for our sake, and that is also our acquittal. The justice and mercy of the judge are ultimately one.”
“Life and death. At some point we're gonna leave this world. Do I know when? Absolutely not.”

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