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“As the baby latched on with surprising fierceness, the nurse offered her own prayer.
Let her be strong.
Let her be sly.
And let her be ugly.”
― And I Darken
Let her be strong.
Let her be sly.
And let her be ugly.”
― And I Darken
“I am not what you call a civilised man! I have done with society entirely, for reasons which I alone have the right of appreciating. I do not, therefore, obey its laws, and I desire you never to allude to them before me again!”
― Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
― Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
“The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.”
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“My view is that if your philosophy is not unsettled daily then you are blind to all the universe has to offer.”
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“Similar to siblings, French Fries all stem from the same family, the potato family. Yet each and every one is different. A different shape, a different flavor, a different purpose, etc. Now, despite all these differences, each French fry in the batch will share a similar origin story. However, the outcome will be unique. The point is to have patience with your sibling French fry and realize that life imprints differently on each and every one of us. Some of us will be salty, some of us will be peppered, but in the end we are all just trying to catch up.”
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