"My childhood was happy, joyful but very difficult."

-- Maria das Gracas Silva Foster

#Childhood Quotes #Joyful Quotes #Difficult Quotes

“Evolution in the biosphere is therefore a necessarily irreversible process defining a direction in time; a direction which is the same as that enjoined by the law of increasing entropy, that is to say, the second law of thermodynamics. This is far more than a mere comparison: the second law is founded upon considerations identical to those which establish the irreversibility of evolution. Indeed, it is legitimate to view the irreversibility of evolution as an expression of the second law in the biosphere.”
“The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.”
“The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.”
“Consult your dragon before you wager his hide.”

Source : Melanie Rawn (1991). “Stronghold”, p.295, Penguin
“Thinking very hard about the same problem for several hours can produce a severe fatigue, close to a breakdown. I never really experienced a breakdown, but have felt "strange inside" two or three times during my life.”
“We should remember that just as a positive outlook on life can promote good health, so can everyday acts of kindness.”
“I think it's pretty ridiculous to sit back and think that we've changed the horse so much, without realizing that they have changed us an awful lot too.”
“For me, any fiction of nobles and swords necessarily has to be a story of corruption, injustice and savagely violent conflict - because any other treatment is going to have all the heft and realistic honesty of a bedtime fairy tale for five year olds.”

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