"The past is what makes now like now makes tomorrow."

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Source : Samuel R. Delany (1968). “Nova”

Samuel R. Delany

#Past Quotes #Tomorrow Quotes

“In our constant search for meaning in this baffling and temporary existence, trapped as we are within our three pounds of neurons, it is sometimes hard to tell what is real. We often invent what isn't there. Or ignore what is. We try to impose order, both in our minds and in our conceptions of external reality. We try to connect. We try to find truth. We dream and we hope. And underneath all of these strivings, we are haunted by the suspicion that what we see and understand of the world is only a tiny piece of the whole.”

Source : Alan Lightman (2014). “The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew”, p.5, Vintage
“Sometimes you have to bend with the breeze or you break.”
“An Immense hatred keeps me alive... i would live for a thousand years if i were certain of seeing the whole world croak.”
“I would say it would be worth it if, in fact, it would - if you could demonstrate that that would be the case and that the results and ramifications around the world wouldn't lead to more problems and more people dying. It's a very complex issue, and that's why I think we need to decide it.”

Source : "Congress Should Decide Encryption Issue, Sen. Angus King Says". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. February 19, 2016.
“Football is a game of skill, we kicked them a bit and they kicked us a bit.”
“Rose took my nose, I suppose,â€ he repeated; the bubble of phlegm in his throat made a disgusting crackle. â€œAnd it really blows.”
“Death is the mother of beauty,â€ said Henry. â€œAnd what is beauty?â€ â€œTerror.”
“We've given Iraq six months and I don't think things are really working out, so we should probably bring our troops home.”

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