"In Greek tragedy, they fall from great heights. In noir, they fall from the curb."

-- Dennis Lehane

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“It struck me recently, that one should really consider the sequence of a protein molecule about to fold into a precise geometric form as a line of melody written in a canon form & so designed by Nature to fold back into itself, creating harmonic chords of interaction consistent with biological function”
“Money and ownership alone aren't enough. Set high goals, encourage competition, and then keep score.”
“We were the children of white flight, the first generation to grow up in postwar American suburbs. By the time the â€™60s rolled around, many of us, the gay ones especially, were eager to make a U-turn and fly back the other way. Whether or not the city was obsolete, we couldnâ€™t imagine our personal futures in any other form. The street and the skyline signified to us what the lawn and the highway signified to our parents: a place to breathe free.”

Source : "The Secret History of 2 Columbus Circle" by Herbert Muschamp, www.nytimes.com. January 8, 2006.
“Understanding of the self only arises in relationship, in watching yourself in relationship to people, ideas, and things; to trees, the earth, and the world around you and within you. Relationship is the mirror in which the self is revealed. Without self-knowledge there is no basis for right thought and action.”
“I have scored against every team, every country, every defender in the world.”
“If you look at America, which was the experiment of the smallest conceivable government, what grows out of that is the largest government the world has ever seen.”
“Cricket is basically baseball on valium.”
“Beware of any belief that makes you self-indulgent; it came from the pit, no matter how beautiful it sounds.”

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