"Nobody wants a prediction that the future will be more or less like the present, even if that is, statistically speaking, an excellent prediction."

-- Nathan Myhrvold

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“I think they have compatible silences.”
“I suppose that it's my impulse to mine, as a writer, these scary parts of ourselves and the world.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Contentment is for cows; a challenging purpose is for people.”
“It is not blood that makes you Irish but a willingness to be part of the Irish Nation.”
“Canadians have an abiding interest in surprising those Americans who have historically made little effort to learn about their neighbour to the North.”
“When I sleep to much I don't score. That's the reason I like to go out a lot.”

Source : Veja Magazine; 1895 Edition, March 9, 2005.
“I've been out with men who have literally had an argument with the mirror because they couldn't get their hair right. When I was younger, I might have reassured him, but I can't do that anymore.”
“I know as a writer how valuable a tool is the wastebasket. Perhaps God throws away many experiments before He finds the right expression. Perhaps we are the discards - or we could be the part He keeps. This mystery is what keeps us all going, to see what happens in the next chapter.”

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