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"What's crazy is the parallels between this book and the points tolstoy is making in war and peace. humans are designed for causal thinking and will jump to the simplest explanation without understanding or considering that, often, there are a myriad of factors leading to something (like tolstoy's point that generals in the army don't really do shit, it's a matter of 23982938 data points)" — Jan 24, 2018 07:59PM
"What's crazy is the parallels between this book and the points tolstoy is making in war and peace. humans are designed for causal thinking and will jump to the simplest explanation without understanding or considering that, often, there are a myriad of factors leading to something (like tolstoy's point that generals in the army don't really do shit, it's a matter of 23982938 data points)" — Jan 24, 2018 07:59PM
because your heart is clogged and beats so fast it would sooner spit out shards of glass than let anything else flow through its narrowed chambers.
“Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“Why is it we have so little choice? We live like the lowliest worms. Always defeated - defeated we make dinner, we eat, we sleep. Everyone we love is dying. Sill, to cease living is unacceptable.”
― Kitchen
― Kitchen
“But how,” said Charles, who was close to tears, “how can you possibly justify cold-blooded murder?’
Henry lit a cigarette. “I prefer to think of it,” he had said, “as redistribution of matter.”
― The Secret History
Henry lit a cigarette. “I prefer to think of it,” he had said, “as redistribution of matter.”
― The Secret History
“When was it I realized that, on this truly dark and solitary path we all walk, the only way we can light is our own? Although I was raised with love, I was always lonely.
Someday, without fail, everyone will disappear, scattered into the blackness of time.”
― Kitchen
Someday, without fail, everyone will disappear, scattered into the blackness of time.”
― Kitchen
“There are many, many difficult times, god knows. If a person wants to stand on her own two feet, I recommend undertaking the care and feeding of something. It could be children, or it could be house plants, you know? By doing that you come to understand your own limitations. That's where it starts.”
― Kitchen
― Kitchen
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