Quotes
Authors
Jostein Gaarder

"If there is a god, he is not only a wizard at leaving clues behind. More than anything, he's a master of concealment. And the world is not something that gives itself away. The heavens still keep their secrets. There is little gossip amongst the stars. But no one has forgotten the Big Bang yet. Since then, silence has reigned supreme, and every thing there is moving away. One can still come across a moon. Or a comet. Just don't expect friendly greetings. No visiting cards are printed in space."

-- Jostein Gaarder

#Stars Quotes #Moving Quotes #Moon Quotes

“The belief that complex systems require armies of designers and programmers is wrong. A system that is not understood in its entirety, or at least to a significant degree of detail by a single individual, should probably not be built.”
“If you say, Well, OK, I don't believe in God. There's no evidence of God, then you're missing the stars in the sky and you're missing the sunrises and sunsets and you're missing the fact that bees pollinate all these crops and keep us alive and the way that everything seems to work together. Everything is sort of built in a way that to me suggests intelligent design.”
“Forethought spares afterthought.”
“As a society, we can and should invest more money in education.”
“It's doubtful that anyone with an internet connection at his workplace is writing good fiction.”

Source : "Ten rules for writing fiction" by Jonathan Franzen, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.
“I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you make.... Usually one's cooking is better than one thinks it is. And if the food is truly vile...then the cook must simply grit her teeth and bear it with a smile.”
“We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.”

Source : Philip James Bailey (1845). “Festus: A Poem”, p.80
“I don't want to turn any of this into poetry / but / you're so beautiful / flowers turn their heads to smell you”

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