"To boldly go where no uploaded metahuman colony has gone before' has a certain ring to it, doesn't it?"

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Source : Charles Stross (2005). “Accelerando”, p.380, Penguin

Charles Stross

#Gone Quotes #Certain Quotes #Rings Quotes

“His mane was like a crest, mounting, then falling low. His neck was long and slender, and arched to the small, savagely beautiful head. The head was that of the wildest of all wild creatures- a stallion born wild- and it was beautiful, savage, splendid. A stallion with a wonderful physical perfection that matched his savage, ruthless spirit.”

Source : Walter Farley, Steven Farley (2011). “The Young Black Stallion”, p.136, Yearling
“The bulldozer and not the atomic bomb may turn out to be the most destructive invention of the 20th century.”
“Every child in America should be acquainted with his own country. He should read books that furnish him with ideas that will be useful to him in life and practice. As soon as he opens his lips, he should rehearse the history of his own country.”

Source : Noah Webster (2009). “A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv Writings on Moral, Historical, Political, and Literary Subjects”, p.28, Library of Alexandria
“To us love says humming that the heart's stalled motor has begun working again.”

Source : 1928 'Letter fromParis to Comrade Kostorov on the Nature of Love' (translated by Samuel Charteris).
“They don't understand that a slice of the pie isn't the whole pie - but they wonder why they are always hungry”
“The world may be broken, but hope is not crazy.”
“I dreamt I was forced to eat 25lb of marshmallows. When I woke up, my pillow was missing.”
“When a singer truly feels and experiences what the music is all about, the words will automatically ring true.”

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