"Learning is to a man as the leaves and branches are to a tree, and it can be said that he should simply not be without it."

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Source : "Ideals of the Samurai: Writings of Japanese Warriors". Book by William Scott Wilson, ‎Gregory Lee, p. 95, 1982.

Takeda Shingen

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“A clockwork heart can't replace the real thing.”

Source : Dru Pagliassotti (2017). “Clockwork Heart”, p.88, EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing
“How different the reasoning is that men adopt when they are discussing the cases of men and those of women.”
“Traditional market researchers are cold and calculating and scientific.”
“I painted with acrylic paint, and the reason why I went to oil was mainly because I didn't control it. I was looking for the insecurity of it. I mean, I might have found another reason later, but at that moment, the reason was I was looking for the insecurity.”

Source : Interview with Glenn O'Brien, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 28, 2009.
“Customers don't care how much time something takes to build. They care only if it serves their needs.”
“You should have left him to wander,â€ Svengal said coldly. Erak looked at him, eyebrows raised. â€œWould you?â€ he asked, and Svengal hesitated. At the end, Toshak had fought well and that counted for a lot of Skandians. â€œNo,â€ he admitted.”
“And exciting buildings are fine periodically.”
“Astley comes to my side. 'Are you well?' 'No,' I tell him, voice hoarse. 'I am not well. I am broken inside. I am broken almost all-the-way deep, and I don't know...I don't know if I can ever be unbroken, let alone well again'”

Source : Carrie Jones (2011). “Entice”, p.83, A&C Black

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