"To use words to sense reality is like going with a lamp to search for darkness."

-- Alfred Korzybski

#Reality Quotes #Darkness Quotes #Lamps Quotes

“A person gets from a symbol the meaning he puts into it, and what is one man's comfort and inspiration is another's jest and scorn.”
“People treat you according to your energy or what you put out there, so what I put out there is very open. I'm not paranoid or scared, I'm open. That's how I treat people, with respect and speak truthfully.”
“But I couldn't help myself, couldn't help the way I felt as I recalled the bliss and rush of a vampire's bite.”
“Everybody is vulnerable through love of their children. Hostages to fortune.”
“Chinese civilisation is so systematic that wild animals have been abolished on principle.”
“Them white people made hate. They made hate just like they had a formula for it and followed that formula down to the last exact gallon of misery put in. Well ... that's what they made and that's what they got.”

Source : J. California Cooper (2011). “Family”, p.55, Anchor
“Kids are starting at such a low base rate in terms of fitness that it's taking them years to catch up to where people like me started from. Every little bit is making it more difficult for kids to succeed on a world stage.”
“When you're winning, everyone is a fan.”

Source : Scott Sigler (2010). “THE STARTER: (Galactic Football League, Book Two)”, p.91, Scott Sigler

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