"'Immortality is only for the gods,' he whispered. 'I wonder how they can stand it.'"

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Barry Hughart

#Wonder Quotes #Immortality Quotes

“You may reason that we have [brains] to perceive the world or to think, and that's completely wrong.”
“Why are there no windows in the toilets on aeroplanes? To protect you from the most dedicated perverts on the planet, hanging off the wing to get a peep?”
“Those who do not confront evil resent those who do.”

Source : "Why Obama So Dislikes Netanyahu" by Dennis Prager, www.realclearpolitics.com. March 03, 2015.
“We know that children need help to read, and the best time to start them reading is very young. We believe that when children see adults from all walks of life and from throughout the community reading to them, that is another opportunity for children to see the importance of reading.”
“To be here today is just beyond my wildest dreams.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I worked in a bookstore in Oslo, importing the English-language books.”
“If it was necessary to tolerate in other people everything that one permits oneself, life would be unbearable.”
“Mars tugs at the human imagination like no other planet. With a force mightier than gravity, it attracts the eye to its shimmering red presence in the clear night sky. It is like a glowing ember in a field of ethereal lights, projecting energy and promise. It inspires visions of an approachable world. The mind vaults to thoughts of what might have been (if Mars were a litter closer to the warming Sun) and of what could be (if humans were one day to plant colonies there).”

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