"At one oâ€™clock, the ever-logical Right-Eye Grand Steward woke up to discover that during his sleep his left-eyed counterpart had executed three of his advisors for treason, ordered the creation of a new carp pool and banned limericks. Worse still, no progress had been made in tracking down the Kleptomancer, and of the two people believed to be his accomplices, both had been released from prison and one had been appointed food taster. Right-Eye was not amused. He had known for centuries that he could trust nobody but himself. Now he was seriously starting to wonder about himself."

-- Frances Hardinge

#Sleep Quotes #Eye Quotes #Two Quotes

“Regarding R. H. Blyth: Blyth is sometimes perilous, naturally, since he's a high-handed old poem himself, but he's also sublime - and who goes to poetry for safety anyway.”

Source : Reginald Horace Blyth (1995). “The genius of haiku: readings from R.H. Blyth on poetry, life, and Zen”
“The purpose of conservation: The greatest good to the greatest number of people for the longest time.”
“Find optimism in the inevitable”

Source : "City on the Gulf: Koolhaas Lays Out a Grand Urban Experiment in Dubai". www.nytimes.com. March 03, 2008.
“How lucky my life is that I have two arms, and two legs, and ten fingers with which to make things out of wood.”

Source : Interview with Chris Baio, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 14, 2013.
“The day I retire is the day I'll feel old. I'm not there yet.”
“We are star stuff harvesting sunlight.”
“They say the test of [literary power] is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, "Can he name a kitten?" And by this test I am condemned, for I cannot.”
“So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.”

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