"Contemplate the marvel that is existence, and rejoice that you are able to do so."

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Source : "Exhalation". Short story by Ted Chiang, 2008.

Ted Chiang

#Able Quotes #Existence Quotes #Rejoice Quotes

“Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go... And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.”
“It's a great excuse and luxury, having a job and blaming it for your inability to do your own art. When you don't have to work, you are left with the horror of facing your own lack of imagination and your own emptiness. A devastating possibility when finally time is your own.”
“People get careless when they're feeling safe.”
“I was never lost in the woods in my whole life, though once I was confused for three days.”
“Hearing Marilyn Crispell play solo piano is like monitoring an active volcano. She is one of a very few pianists who rise to the challenge of free jazz.”
“I'm not independently wealthy.”
“I don't think bulk data collection was an enormous factor here, because generally, that deals with overseas calls to the United States. But what bulk data collection did was make the process more efficient. So there were no silver bullets there.”

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“One mistake, one brief lapse of my new found judgement-that's all it took to unravel everything. What a massive responsibility, being a moral creature.”

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