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> [In fact, our need to feel like big shots keeps us wedded to inadequate perspectives on the world, keeps us from exploring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/in-fact-our-need-to-feel-like-big-shots-keeps-us-wedded-to-inadequate/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

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> [“This is my emergency kit. It contained a roll of duct tape, a spare pair of pants, an envelope with two hundred…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/this-is-my-emergency-kit-it-contained-a-roll-of-duct-tape-a-spare/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/680/david-wong-1098_be-prepared_this-is-my-emergency-kit-it-contained-a_473753.png)

> [We know that global capitalism, and the commercially driven culture that comes with it, can be a powerful solvent, but many of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/we-know-that-global-capitalism-and-the-commercially-driven-culture/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

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## Other authors on Be prepared

## More by David Wong

> [“A realization washed over her in that cold, dark space: this was how virtually all living things born on earth have died—with teeth tearing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/a-realization-washed-over-her-in-that-cold-dark-space-this-was-how/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

> [“Let’s say you have an ax. Just a cheap one, from Home Depot. On one bitter winter day, you use said ax to behead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/let-s-say-you-have-an-ax-just-a-cheap-one-from-home-depot-on-one/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

> [“John, let me make one thing clear,” Jim said, cutting me off in his most stern, evangelical voice. “Every man is blessed with his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/john-let-me-make-one-thing-clear-jim-said-cutting-me-off-in-his-most/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

> [“John ducked casually across some DO NOT DUCK CASUALLY ACROSS THIS TAPE tape”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/john-ducked-casually-across-some-do-not-duck-casually-across-this/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

> [“He made the engine growl and told the headlights to fuck the night.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/he-made-the-engine-growl-and-told-the-headlights-to-fuck-the-night/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

> [“Marconi said, "I see you have your instruments. Can any of you sing? The old spirituals work best." John said, "I can sing." I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/marconi-said-i-see-you-have-your-instruments-can-any-of-you-sing-the/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

> [“It’s the microscopic parasite that causes malaria. Nearly half of all human deaths in recorded history have been caused by this invisible assassin. One…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/it-s-the-microscopic-parasite-that-causes-malaria-nearly-half-of-all/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

> [At this point two elderly security guards in parkas, the guys who normally work the front desk at the plant, asked John to step…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/at-this-point-two-elderly-security-guards-in-parkas-the-guys-who/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

> [“I stared at the price tags and thought, Why don’t you fucking kill yourself? I have that thought a lot, actually. Hey, did you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/i-stared-at-the-price-tags-and-thought-why-don-t-you-fucking-kill/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

> [“Well, you’d better hope I am because the world was built by sociopaths, men willing to send a million innocent boys into battle to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/well-you-d-better-hope-i-am-because-the-world-was-built-by-sociopaths/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

> [There is no word in the English language for the feeling someone gets when they suddenly realize they're standing next to an unholy monster…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/there-is-no-word-in-the-english-language-for-the-feeling-someone-gets/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

> [“Around us, the disembodied human limbs were piling up, forming a circle around the fountain, fusing themselves to each other like Satan’s LEGO set.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/around-us-the-disembodied-human-limbs-were-piling-up-forming-a-circle/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

> [“I tried to say something cool, wound up stammering something like, “WANNA YOU WANNA WEENIE ME?” The end kind of trailed off in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/i-tried-to-say-something-cool-wound-up-stammering-something-like/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

> [John flung himself into a pseudo-karate stance, one hand poised behind him and one in front, posed like a cartoon cactus. I thought for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/john-flung-himself-into-a-pseudo-karate-stance-one-hand-poised-behind/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

> [“Imagine fifty thousand men trapped on a desert island, deprived of food and water and sex but somehow kept alive for fifty thousand years.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/imagine-fifty-thousand-men-trapped-on-a-desert-island-deprived-of/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

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