"There is an astonishing imagination, even in the science of mathematics. ... We repeat, there was far more imagination in the head of Archimedes than in that of Homer."

-- Voltaire

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“You have to notice the truth in order to be able to avoid it.”

Source : Sarah Schulman (2009). “The Mere Future”, Arsenal Pulp Pr Ltd
“All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.”
“It is like a party all the time; nobody has to worry about giving one or being invited; it is going on every day in the street and you can go down or be part of it from your window ...”

Source : Eleanor Clark (1952). “Rome and a Villa”
“We're talking about a world where the PC is no longer the center, but just a devicewhere your new devices need to be more portable, more personal.”
“There are people these days who can do things on the guitar which are beyond my reach. There's one guy who plays with Queen who can do things I would dream of doing. I sincerely mean that.”
“I've always thought a hotel ought to offer optional small animals. I mean a cat to sleep on your bed at night, or a dog of some kind to act pleased when you come in. You ever notice how a hotel room feels so lifeless?”

Source : Anne Tyler (1991). “Anne Tyler: a new collection : three complete novels”, Outlet
“I've always been connected to football, but for some reason, there's never been a connection.”
“If an image is powerful enough, if it resists us, if, by its obscure coherence, part of it escapes our understanding, then it means that something has been won from reality.”

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