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“While information is the oxygen of the modern age, disinformation is the carbon monoxide that can poison generations.” — Newton Lee Copy Share Image
“They drank with quiet determination, avoiding serious discussions of troubling news. In doing this they added a small, sullen silence to the larger, hollow… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Renunciation, or refusing to identify with that which one gathers (however precious it may be), is the ultimate doorway to knowing.” — Sadhguru Copy Share Image
“I never knew anyone, that examined and deliberated about nonsense, who did not believe it before the end of his enquiries.” — David Hume Copy Share Image
“A bag which was left and not only taken but turned away was not found. The place was shown to be very like the… — Gertrude Stein Copy Share Image
“But they would never know the parts of ourselves that we hid from them--they would never sense the lack or even know there was… — Emma Cline Copy Share Image
“If you put away those who report accurately, you’ll keep only those who know what you want to hear. I can think of nothing… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
“It is human nature to concoct explanations to fill the great void of the unknown.” — Rae Carson Copy Share Image
“And now you see why some facts, some pieces of knowledge, have to be snuffed out as soon as they form. Curiosity would blow… — Hugh Howey Copy Share Image
“I feel like a crumpled up piece of paper that has something really important written on it. But no one will ever know what… — Samantha Young Copy Share Image
“As for self-deceit, most people find it as essential for survival as air. You rarely indulge in it.” — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“For reasons I can only guess, my mother always instructed me that it was impolite to tell the truth...Whatever she lacked in versimilitude, she… — Phillip DePoy Copy Share Image
“She reached out with her free hand, and when it came back, it glowed with a shaft of impossible light.” — Marie Brennan Copy Share Image
“Just as Manda Lewis's impressions of the world had been informed by her reading-- leading her to expect balls, duels, and conveniently timed thunderstorms… — Marie Brennan Copy Share Image
“And all the while I have people telling me, at least you still have something of your husband . Do they mean the book… — Marie Brennan Copy Share Image
“More shouts, and then my father was there, staring down at me in horror: the minor pagan god, appalled at what his worshiper had… — Marie Brennan Copy Share Image
“I wish it could have been otherwise. But in the end … this is part of our past, whether we are proud to admit it… — Marie Brennan Copy Share Image
But coming to terms with one’s sorrow is one thing; sharing it with strangers is quite another. — Marie Brennan Copy Share Image
“Their characteristics are well-known. They're beautiful -- when they're not astoundingly ugly. They're both goddesses for men to worship, and demons for them to… — Marie Brennan Copy Share Image
“When I finally did confront Mr. Arcott, after my return to Falchester, he had the cheek to try and argue that his intellectual thievery… — Marie Brennan Copy Share Image
“You may think you see plenty of stars, friend reader, but you are wrong. Night is both blacker and more brilliant than you can… — Marie Brennan Copy Share Image
“Utopias bore me. I'm interested in constructing messy, complicated societies that are full of flaws and then saying, ooh, this is interesting, let's see… — Marie Brennan Copy Share Image
“This was London, in all its filth and glory. Nostalgic for the past, while yearning to cast off the chains of bygone ages and… — Marie Brennan Copy Share Image
Matriarchy is a time-honored staple for any writer looking to invent an exotic society. — Marie Brennan Copy Share Image
