"Theories have been outgrown. The means is disappearing, the reality of the sensation alone remains. It is that in its essence which I wish to put down. It should be a delightful adventure."

-- Arthur Dove

#Adventure Quotes #Mean Quotes #Reality Quotes

“While I talked about comparisons between Cap and Cable, there's also a parallel with Tony Stark. Iron Man thinks of himself as a 'futurist,' Cable is from the future. Both have been at war with their own bodies. We look for characters with touch points to Cable. Their legacy means an enormous amount to him.”
“One must either take an interest in the human situation or else parade before the void.”
“The only thing that hurts more than paying an income tax is not having to pay an income tax.”
“Armour... is part of a state of mind... in which you admit the possibility... of being hit.”

Source : Joe Abercrombie (2012). “The Heroes: A First Law Novel”, p.88, Hachette UK
“The history of Science is not a mere record of isolated discoveries; it is a narrative of the conflict of two contending powers, the expansive force of the human intellect on one side, and the compression arising from traditionary faith and human interests on the other.”

Source : John William Draper (1875). “History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science: By John William Draper ...”, p.6, New York, D. Appleton
“[God brought African slaves to America] so that their descendants would know freedom.”
“Greek was very much a live language, and a language still unconscious of grammar, not, like ours, dominated by definitions and trained upon dictionaries.”
“Inspiration may be a form of superconsciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness - I wouldn't know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness.”

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