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“We are, each of us, a multitude. I am not the man I was this morning, nor the man of yesterday. I am a throng of myself queued through time. We are, gentle reader, each a crowd within a crowd.”

Book:Arm of the Sphinx

Source: Arm of the Sphinx

“I read in the paper yesterday that astronomers believe there are planets out there that don't ride on a rail around a star like our rock does. They call them nomads. These nomads are up there wandering around without a sun to warm them, an orbit to guide them, other worlds to keep them company. They just float around in the dark—aimless, forgotten. These scientists think the galaxy might be full of them. All we ever see are the stars, but the night sky is a crowded graveyard.”

Book:The Hexologists

Source: The Hexologists

“Songs are emotional. It’s better to play sincere mistakes than lifeless perfection.”

Book:The Hod King

Source: The Hod King

“Yes, it is somewhat vexing to thread through the stacks of a library, only to discover an absence rather than the sought-after volume, but once the ire subsides, doesn’t one feel a sense of community? The gaps in a library are like footprints in the sand: They show us where others have gone before; they assure us we are not alone.”

Reading Community Library

Book:Arm of the Sphinx

Source: Arm of the Sphinx

“I’m glad your self-righteousness has given you some exercise, but you forget: we are not such a tidy, reasonable, and humane race. Our thoughts don’t stand in grammatical rows, our hearts don’t draw equations, our consciences don’t have the benefit of historians whispering the answers to us.”

Book:Senlin Ascends

Source: Senlin Ascends

“If you remember nothing else of what I say, remember this: When humanity ceases to aspire, it begins to decline.”

Progress Society

Book:Arm of the Sphinx

Source: Arm of the Sphinx