"There is a hideous invention called the Dewey Decimal System. And you have to look up your topic in books and newspapers. Pages upon pages upon pagesâ€¦â€ Uncle Will frowned. â€œDidnâ€™t they teach you how to go about research in that school of yours?â€ â€œNo. But I can recite â€˜The Battle Hymn of the Republicâ€™ while making martinis.â€ â€œI weep for the future.â€ â€œThereâ€™s where the martinis come in."

-- Libba Bray

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“I frequently compose out the entire metric structure of a piece in modified cyclic form, where each cyclic revolution undergoes some form of 'variation' much as if measure lengths were concrete musical 'material.'”
“There is much to learn about what could happen in the gardens of the future, should designers wish to learn about the past.”

Source : Tom Turner (2005). “Garden History: Philosophy and Design, 2000 BC--2000 AD”, p.437, Taylor & Francis
“You have to be with the right person. Its so much more important to meet the right person, whether youre married or not, than it is to get married and get a divorce.”
“There is only one way to be prepared for death: to be sated. In the soul, in the heart, in the spirit, in the flesh. To the brim.”
“Science does not have a moral dimension. It is like a knife. If you give it to a surgeon or a murderer, each will use it differently.”

Source : "Futurehype: The Myths of Technology Change". Book by Robert B. Seidensticker, 2009.
“It's a fine world, though rich in hardships at times.”

Source : Larry McMurtry (2010). “Lonesome Dove: A Novel”, p.793, Simon and Schuster
“God wants to bless us where we are.”
“Can anything good come of a backward way of thinking like judging someone based on skin color? No way.”

Source : "A Letter for McCain Supporters’ Eyes Only" by Adam McKay, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 3, 2008.

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