"My own diagnosis of my problem is a simpler one. It's that I share 50 per cent of my genome with a banana and 98 per cent with a chimpanzee. Banana's don't do psychological consistency. And the tiny part of us that's different - the special Homo sapiens bit - is faulty. It doesn't work. Sorry about that."

-- Sebastian Faulks

#Sorry Quotes #Consistency Quotes #Special Quotes

“The main thing is to explain to yourself that everybody suffers.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Allow the brush to 'wander' above the realm of conventional judgement and practice.”
“Leave undone whatever you hesitate to do.”

Source : "The Tzuredzure gusa of Yoshida no Kaneyoshi". Book by Yoshida Kenkō, translated by George Sansom, 1911.
“There are only three events in a man's life; birth, life, and death; he is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live.”

Source : 'Les Caractéres ou les moeurs de ce siécle' (1688) 'De l'homme'
“The goodness or badness, justice or injustice, of laws varies of necessity with the constitution of states. This, however, is clear, that the laws must be adapted to the constitutions. But if so, true forms of government will of necessity have just laws, and perverted forms of government will have unjust laws.”
“Companionship is a foreign concept to some people. They fear it as much as the majority of people fear loneliness.”
“How do you invent a religion?â€ Evie asked. Will looked over the top of his spectacles. â€œYou say, â€˜God told me the following,â€™ and then wait for people to sign up.”
“There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.”

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