"This is the problem of all great revelations: their significance so often exceeds the frame of our comprehension. We understand only after, always after. Not simply when it is too late, but precisely because it is too late."

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Source : R. Scott Bakker (2010). “The Darkness That Comes Before: Book 1 of the Prince of Nothing”, p.409, Hachette UK

R. Scott Bakker

#Too Late Quotes #Problem Quotes #Revelations Quotes

“Transparency and detail are everything in science.”
“With each passing year the difficulty of meeting any fixed quantitative target increases progressively. Moreover, plausible estimates of when the Protocol would go into effect leave such a small window of time before the first commitment period that achievement of the Kyoto targets will eventually pass out of reach.”
“You see a lot over 30 years and you try to be professional and responsible. A lot of the interviews you do can be very haunting.”
“All four days I didn't think. I just hit. Squeaky (Medlen, his caddy) said 'kill' and I killed it.”
“If I have to die tonight,if this weight is going to kill me tonight,so be it! I am dying where I wanna be”
“Jesus spoke to those who had turned their backs on history. He spoke to those who had blatantly ignored sign after sign, servant after servant.”
“Everyone knows in the industry that when these great roles come up, every two years, there's a huge number of people up for them. I'm not one of those top five females that can personally finance any film.”

Source : "How I survived divorce, the tabloids and Jamie Theakston" by Euan Ferguson, www.theguardian.com. December 30, 2001.
“I am usually cooking at least four times a week if I am home. The easiest thing that I do a lot is gazpacho. It's simple and it tastes best if you let it sit over night in the refrigerator... I don't want anybody near me when I am cooking. If I am going to make a mistake, it has to be my fault.”

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