"We are most artistically caged."

-- Vladimir Nabokov

“Natural selection must be replaced by eugenical artificial selection. This idea constitutes the sound core of eugenics, the applied science of human betterment.”
“The head does not know how to play the part of the heart for long.”
“The human mind is incredible. It can do nothing without belief, yet practically anything with it. â€”Elana's father”

Source : Sylvia Louise Engdahl (2003). “Enchantress from the Stars”, Puffin
“Dressage is when you put a dress on your horse. It's like putting on drag, but for horses.”
“When something possesses me, I go ahead and do it.”
“My approach to 'Star Trek' was, 'I know science fiction, and I know screen writing.' That was very arrogant of me, but you really need to be a little bit arrogant to think that what you have to say is good enough to justify the expense of hundreds of thousands - now millions of dollars - to make an episode of the TV show.”
“When you can’t find someone to follow, you have to find a way to lead by example.”

Source : Roxane Gay (2014). “Bad Feminist: Essays”, p.7, Harper Collins
“You want 21 percent risk free? Pay off your credit cards.”

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