"For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities, and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are."

-- Niccolo Machiavelli

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“When I was small and easily wounded books were my carapace. If I were recalled to my hurts in the middle of a book they somehow mattered less. My corporeal life was slight the dazzling one in my head was what really mattered. Returning to books was coming home.”

Source : Lauren Groff (2008). “The Monsters of Templeton”, p.100, Hachette UK
“People will ask me, "How do you approach writing books for young readers differently than for adults?" My answer is always: I don't change anything about the story itself. I'm going to tell kids the way things really were. What I don't do - and this is the only thing I do differently in writing for kids - is that I don't revel in the gory details. I allow readers to fill in the details as necessary. But I donâ€™t force kids to have to digest something theyâ€™re not mature enough or ready for yet. If they are, they can fill in the details even better than I could, just with their imaginations.”

Source : Source: www.hbook.com
“I worry most about proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in such a way that they could be acquired by non-governmental organizations, like terrorist groups, especially the radical groups. When a nation state has a nuclear weapon, it's a little bit easier to control the use of it, but for non-governmental groups it's much more difficult.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“The more we die, the stronger we will become”
“Modifying ourselves is a natural process because we are a product of nature and what we do is a product of nature. Therefore, if one day we have three time bigger brain and two hearts instead of one (because one is not enough) then this is all part of nature.”

Source : Source: www.lindau-nobel.org
“The collective energy of everyone is what really made Business 2.0 exciting.”
“As with all my new pets, I gently bit each kitten on the face. This is how I let my animals know that I am now their mother.”
“A good friend and a bad friend are like a perfume-seller and a blacksmith: The perfume-seller might give you some perfume as a gift, or you might buy some from him, or at least you might smell its fragrance. As for the blacksmith, he might singe your clothes, and at the very least you will breathe in the fumes of the furnace.”

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