"Because hereâ€™s the thing: No matter how much one tells stories of magical beasts or impossible worlds, in the end, it is always the world of here and now one is writing about. The better one understands that world, the more powerful the stories will be."

-- Steven Brust

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“We may say that a basic substance is one which has a lone pair of electrons which may be used to complete the stable group of another atom, and that an acid is one which can employ a lone pair from another molecule in completing the stable group of one of its own atoms.”
“I'm funny on camera sometimes. In life, once in a while. Once in a while.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The sounds of silence are a dim recollection now, like mystery, privacy and paying attention to one thing â€” or one person â€” at a time.”
“The United States must not adopt the tactics of the enemy. Means are important, as ends. Crisis makes it tempting to ignore the wise restraints that make men free. But each time we do so, each time the means we use are wrong, our inner strength, the strength which makes us free, is lessened.”
“You are a citizen, and citizenship carries responsibilities.”

Source : Paul Collier (2007). “The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It”, p.176, Oxford University Press
“Really good musicians don't think of "self-reflection."”

Source : "Destroyer". Interview with Matt LeMay, pitchfork.com. June 12, 2006.
“If you keep your nose to the grindstone, you donâ€™t have any nose,”
“The word 'racism' is like ketchup. It can be put on practically anything - and demanding evidence makes you a 'racist.'”

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