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True That!

I think the writing of literature should give pleasure. What else should it be about? It is not nuclear physics. It actually has to give pleasure or it is worth nothing. - Stephen Greenblatt

Quote of the day

Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head. - Paul Auster

Uchiha Itachi

“People live their lives bound by what they accept as correct and true. That’s how they define " reality ". But what does it mean to be " correct " or " true ?" Merely vague concepts. Their " reality " may all be a mirage.” - Itachi Uchiha

Quote

"When we speak of choice, what we mean is the ability to exercise control over ourselves and our environment. In order to choose, we must first perceive that control is possible" From "The Art of Choosing" By Sheena Iyengar

Black Swan - I

… everybody knows that you need more prevention than treatment, but few reward acts of prevention. We glorify those who left their names in history books at the expense of those contributors about whom our books are silent. We humans are not just superficial race; we are a very unfair one.