"When we wake, it is because something, some event, some pinprick even, disturbs the edges of what weâ€™ve taken as reality."

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Source : Jeff VanderMeer (2014). “Annihilation: A Novel”, p.188, Macmillan

Jeff VanderMeer

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“The great strength of our Order lies in its concealment; let it never appear in any place in its own name but always covered by another name and another occupation. None is fitter than the three lower degrees of Freemasonry; the public is accustomed to it, expects little from it and therefore takes little notice of it.”
“The Land of Opportunity is an attitude.”
“I'm very serious about becoming a dramatic actor. I don't want to play cameo parts walking on as Carl Lewis the athlete. I want to go on stage or screen and be taken seriously.”
“I absolutely reject that idea that the press is liberal and what it does is liberal. In my view, it's like accusing a doctor of malpractice or a lawyer of malfeasance.”
“I do believe there is many a tear in the heart that never reaches the eyes.”
“laughing is not the first expression of joy. ... A person laughs in idleness, for fun, not for joy. Joy has nothing, nothing but the old way of tears ...”
“You run the risk of falling on your face, but, again, music is an individual pursuit - it is made to please yourself first.”

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“I think it is often easier to make progress on mega-ambitious dreams. I know that sounds completely nuts. But, since no one else is crazy enough to do it, you have little competition. There are so few people this crazy that I feel like I know them all by first name. They all travel as if they are pack dogs and stick to each other like glue. The best people want to work the big challenges.”

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