“Perfection is the natural consequence of eternity: wait long enough, and anything will realize its potential. Coal becomes diamonds, sand becomes pearls, apes become men. It's simply not given to us, in one lifetime, to see those consummations, and so every failure becomes a reminder of death.” MenLongEnoughGivenWaitingRealizingNaturalConsequencePerfectionEternityLifetimeSandDiamondCoalPearlsRemindersApesNatural Consequences Book:The rule of four Source: The rule of four
“Love lost is a special kind of failure, I think. It's a reminder that some consummations, no matter how devoutly wished for, never come; that some apes will never be men, not in all the world's ages.” ThinkingMenWorldKindMatterAgeLostSpecialLost LoveRemindersBe A ManApes Book:The rule of four Source: The rule of four
