"I almost think it is the ultimate destiny of science to exterminate the human race."

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Source : Thomas Love Peacock (1861). “Gryll grange, by the author of 'Headlong hall'.”, p.161

Thomas Love Peacock

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“In fact, two slices of whole wheat bread increase blood sugar to a higher level than a candy bar does. And then, after about two hours, your blood sugar plunges and you get shaky, your brain feels foggy, you're hungry.”

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“People underestimate the importance of dilligence as a virtue. No doubt it has something to do with how supremely mundane it seems. It is defined as "the constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken."... Understood, however, as the prerequisite of great accomplishment, diligence stands as one of the most difficult challenges facing any group of people who take on tasks of risk and consequence. It sets a high, seemingly impossible, expectation for performance and human behavior.”
“Arsenal have the wind in their sails and they need to put their foot to the floor.”
“Any blockhead can arrange a sublet. All I ever wanted was to support myself on art.”
“I need those nukes, the chief said. I need them, I need them right now. I don't want to be an enabler, sir. I'd rather get you into a twelve step program to help you break this addiction.”
“I have still the best comforts of life - books and friendships - and I trust never to lose my relish for either.”

Source : Mary Russell Mitford (1872). “Letters of Mary Russell Mitford: 2d Ser”, p.232
“It is simply much easier to infuse life, feeling, and higher truth into a novel than a non-fiction work, to find the license to write truth without being wedded to fact.”

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“But even though there were plenty of teeth in the grin, there was no heart.”

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