"If it weren't for received ideas, the publishing industry wouldn't have any ideas at all."

-- Donald E. Westlake

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“As a Southerner I would have to say that one of the main importances of the War is that Southerners have a sense of defeat which none of the rest of the country has.”
“In the highest civilization, the book is still the highest delight. He who has once known its satisfactions is provided with a resource against calamity.”
“Every living cell in your body is made from the food you eat. If you consistently eat junk food then you'll have a junk body.”

Source : Twitter post from Mar 19, 2013
“No doctor is going to do an abortion on a live fetus. That doesn't happen. Doctors don't do that. If they do, they'll get their license pulled, as well they should.”
“Now go back to Supercuts and get your $5 back jabroni!”
“The only truly dependable production technologies are those that are sustainable over the long term. By that very definition, they must avoid erosion, pollution, environmental degradation, and resource waste. Any rational food-production system will emphasize the well-being of the soil-air-water biosphere, the creatures which inhabit it, and the human beings who depend upon it.”
“The teacher can seldom afford to miss the questions: What is the unknown? What are the data? What is the condition? The student should consider the principal parts of the problem attentively, repeatedly, and from from various sides.”
“Every day FM radio ran out of hours, not music.”

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