"Something is going to have to happen. Not necessarily something big. Just something."

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Source : Erlend Loe (2011). “Naïve. Super”, p.10, Canongate Books

Erlend Loe

“There aren't a lot of opportunities for that rite of passage that makes you a man. War is one of them, and violent sports are another.”
“It is easy to conquer the world from the back of a horse.”
“Hear the meaning within the word....”
“I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but by God, they frighten me.”
“In life it is training rather than birth which counts.”

Source : Saikaku Ihara (1955). “Nippon Eitaigura: The Way to Wealth”
“Notwithstanding, therefore, that we have not witnessed of a large continent, yet, as we may predict the future occurrence of such catastrophes, we are authorized to regard them as part of the present order of Nature.”

Source : Charles Lyell (1837). “Principles of Geology0: Being an Inquiry how Far the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface are Referable to Causes Now in Operation : In 4 Volumes”, p.134
“You must see yourself as guardian, somebody who will preserve what is true and pass it on. Be a guardian. We don't need militants or revolutionaries. We need guardians. We need leaders.”
“If it doesn't swim, run, or fly, or isn't green and grow in the ground, don't eat it.”

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