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Quote by Ian Caldwell

“The two hardest things to contemplate in life ... are failure and age; those are one and the same.”

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Ian Caldwell, born in 1976, is an accomplished American novelist. His works are known for their profound themes and engaging narrative style, which have won him a dedicated following. more

“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.”

Men Long Enough Given Waiting Realizing Natural Consequence Perfection Eternity Lifetime Sand Diamond Coal Pearls Reminders Apes Natural Consequences

Book:The rule of four

Source: The rule of four

“Nothing great ever came out of common sense.”

Common Common Sense

Book:To Love and Be Wise

Source: To Love and Be Wise

“It is easy to look at these waves, accomplishing so little and to think that no matter what efforts we put forth in our lives, all we're really doing is rearranging the sand grains in a beach that in essence never changes.”

Thinking Looks Littles Matter Easy Effort Our Lives Essence No Matter What Wave Beach Sand Grain Never Change Rearranging

Author:Neal Stephenson

“Of persons I will say this: it is difficult to tell when they are running aright but easy to see when something has gone awry.”

Persons Running Easy Difficult Gone

Author:Neal Stephenson

“If something comes along that you don't like, there are a few sort of four-letter words that you can use to push it out of the sphere of discussion. If you were in a bar downtown, they might have different words, but if you're an educated person what you use are complicated words like "conspiracy theory" or "Marxist." It's a way of pushing unpleasant questions off the agenda so that we can continue in our own happy ideology.”

“Don't ever turn down pleasure because you were afraid of what other people might say.”

People Might Turns Pleasure

Author:Belle de Jour

“This is why I am not religious. If and when we do learn the true secret of the universe, some kind of religion will be there to hide it. To cover it up. To persecute and shred, to burn and destroy. They stay in business by keeping us in the Dark Ages.”

Ifs Kind Age Universe Religious Dark Secret Dark Ages Ifs And

Book:The Bookman's Promise: A Cliff Janeway Novel

Source: The Bookman's Promise: A Cliff Janeway Novel

“I'm doing what I like, why wouldn't I be happy? So what if it's not perfect, I don't believe in perfection. Maybe happy's as good as it gets.”

Ifs Believe Perfect Perfection Don't Believe What If Not Perfect Good As It Gets

Book:The Bookman's Promise: A Cliff Janeway Novel

Source: The Bookman's Promise: A Cliff Janeway Novel

“There is no better indicators of character than the books you have.”

Book Character Indicators

Book:The Bookman's Promise: A Cliff Janeway Novel

Source: The Bookman's Promise: A Cliff Janeway Novel

“You can never do enough for the dead. You search around for comfort but there is no comfort; there never was and never will be. There is only a gradual wearing away of the sharp edges, so that you don't feel ambushed at every turn, as if you saw the dead suddenly rounding the corner.”

Ifs Feels Enough Turns Saws Comfort Edges Corners Sharp Edges

Author:Martha Grimes

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