"Some questions will ruin you if you are denied the answer long enough."

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Source : Jeff VanderMeer (2014). “Annihilation: A Novel”, p.168, Macmillan

Jeff VanderMeer

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“Without parental guidance telling you there's another way to live it can be tough but my kids have an advantage over my life. I can tell them I know what it's like and that they don't ever want to go to the places I've been, whereas when I grew up, it was so accepted and normal that if you didn't do it, you were considered weird.”
“Does your uncle need anything? A coffee? A latte?â€ â€œHe needs someone to bear his illegitimate child if youâ€™re interested”
“I never took myself too seriously.”
“An artist must smash down the systems that domesticate the mind.”
“In no case may we interpret an action [of an animal] as the outcome of the exercise of a higher psychical faculty, if it can be interpreted as the outcome of the exercise of one which stands lower in the psychological scale.”
“But you can enjoy my next announcement. As soon as I am back at my office I will start preparing something new that I can show.”

Source : Gameswelt interview, www.zeldadungeon.net. October 18, 2013.
“Competing against each other leaves little space for reciprocity and the growth of social capital. Running against another in a race may benefit our speed, but jointly organising the sports day produces cooperation and trust. There are many situations where cooperation and reciprocity are more effective than competition. Civic virtues come from building on what we have in common rather than by using our differences to create in-groups, outgroups and fear driven competition”
“The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way, you can break the ice. It's crazy, but even at funerals, people will get huge laughs.”

Source : Source: filmschoolrejects.com

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