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“Most people today think they belong to a species that can be master of its destiny. This is faith, not science. We do not speak of a time when whales or gorillas will be masters of their destinies. Why then humans?”
― Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals
― Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals
“In all our searching, the only thing we've found that makes the emptiness bearable is each other.”
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“When you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.”
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“America does not want change, except from the cash register at Wal-Mart.”
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“Do those things that incline you toward the big questions, and avoid the things that would reduce you and make you trivial.”
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