"Philosophy is an amazing tissue of really fine thinking and incredible, puerile mistakes. It's like one of those rubber 'bones' they give dogs to chew, damned good for the mind's teeth, but as food - no bloody good at all."

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Source : Olaf Stapledon (2013). “Odd John and Sirius”, p.28, Courier Corporation

Olaf Stapledon

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“Not only is the Universe aware of us, but it also communicates with us. We, in turn, are constantly in communication with the Universe through our words, thoughts, and actions. The Universe responds with events. Events are the language of the Universe. The most obvious of those events are what we call coincidence.”

Source : Chris Prentiss (2006). “Zen and the Art of Happiness”, p.42, BookBaby
“For a man's house is his castle, et domus sua cuique tutissimum refugium [and one's home is the safest refuge to everyone].”

Source : The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England ch. 73 (1644)
“I didn't know how to explain what I meant; sociopathy wasn't just being emotionally deaf, it was being emotionally mute, too. I felt like the characters on our muted TV, waving their hands and screaming and never saying a word out loud.”

Source : Dan Wells (2010). “I Am Not A Serial Killer”, p.43, Macmillan
“If it's the ultimate game, how come they're playing it again next year?”
“What I do is I take action because I value the position I have, the career I have, the life I live, the people I interact with, my fanbase, my friends, however you want to say that. I value those relationships and I use the opportunities they present to me.”
“Love is that enviable state that knows no envy or vanity, only empathy and a longing to be greater than oneself....”
“There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.”
“One of the pluses of getting older is you set some limits.”

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