"It is peoples' fantasies of what is true that is so extraordinary. That that we were born and that we face eternal extinction after death is an extraordinary fantasy."

-- Brian Perkins

#Extinction Quotes #Faces Quotes #Fantasy Quotes

“Everybody is jumping up and down back in Russia. Probably lots of vodka, too.”
“I think President Obama is the most radical president this nation's ever seen. And in particular, I think he is a true believer in government control of the economy and of our everyday lives. In my judgment, we are facing what I consider to be the epic battle of our generation, quite literally the battle over whether we remain a free market nation.”
“Caring passionately about something isn't against nature, and it isn't against human nature. It's what we're here to do.”
“Never judge any person by his answers or questions but by his nature of character solely.”
“I like to work with the same people when I can, and you want to get people with the same interests that you have, and the same aesthetic.”
“October's bellowing anger breakes and cleavesThe bronzed battalions of the stricken woodIn whose lament I hear a voice that grievesFor battle's fruitless harvest, and the feudOf outrage men. Their lives are like the leavesScattered in flocks of ruin, tossed and blownAlong the westering furnace flaring red.O martyred youth and manhood overthrown,The burden of your wrongs is on my head.”
“I am a part of the old school where I feel that purity of the language should be retained. But English is a constantly evolving language where new words are being added to the dictionary, so I don't see any harm in experimenting with the language. Only poor editing standards need to be improved.”
“I assemble stories-me and a hundred million other people-at the sentence level. Not by coming up with a sweeping story line.”

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