"Genius is not so much a light as it is a constant awareness of the surrounding gloom."

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Source : Stanislaw Lem (1984). “His Master's Voice”, p.13, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Stanislaw Lem

#Light Quotes #Genius Quotes #Awareness Quotes

“Very important thing to keep in mind, that when justice comes and when injustices are remedied, theyâ€™re not remedied by the initiative of the national government or the politicians. They only respond to the power of social movements.”
“Buy products of genuine lasting value from brands that take their manufacturing seriously. I have things that are 75 years old, like the dinner suit of my grandfather's that was made in 1933 by a tailor in Edinburgh. Clothes develop stories. You can remember where you've been through clothing that you've worn. I want products that are going to endure. I hate that we buy things that are disposable. We need to buy products with integrity.”
“I remember playing football dressed in peculiar costumes with some friends in France and laughing so hard we couldn't even stand up, let alone kick the ball.”
“I picked up my mocha and stood. The cup was still almost half-full, but I didn't want it anymore. Besides, it was now luke-warm. Which meant I didn't have to worry if it was scalding him when I tossed the remains in Ethan's face.I think Finn might have craked a smileas he held the door open for me, but I wasn't sure.”
“In the three minutes it takes the song to play I'm caught in a magic world of harmony and joy, a truly ecstatic joy, where the aching longing to be somewhere else, out of this city, out of this country, out of this body and out of this life, is kept at bay.”

Source : Christos Tsiolkas (1995). “Loaded”, Random House Australia
“Nuts they go, macadamia they go so ballistic, whoa.”
“I felt a kinship with country music, because country has lyrics that tell stories”
“I was inspired a little while before The Voice to dye my hair half black half blonde by Cruella De Vil of 101 Dalmatians. One day I was watching it and I told my mom I was going to dye my hair like Cruella's, and she thought I was joking. I came home from the salon, and she didn't talk to me for a few days!”

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