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“All profound distraction opens certain doors. You have to allow yourself to be distracted when you are unable to concentrate.”

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Julio Cortazar

Julio Cortázar, born on August 26, 1914, and died on February 12, 1984, was an influential Argentine novelist. Known for his unique narrative techniques and rich imagination, his works have had a profound impact on Latin American literature. more

“A serious adult story must be true to something in life. Since marvel tales cannot be true to the events of life, they must shift their emphasis towards something to which they can be true; namely, certain wistful or restless moods of the human spirit, wherein it seeks to weave gossamer ladders of escape from the galling tyranny of time, space, and natural law.”

Source: Fritz Leiber and H.P. Lovecraft: Writers of the Dark

“But, in her life, nothing was going to happen. Such was the will of God! The future was a dark corridor, and at the far end the door was bolted.”

Ends Happens Dark Doors Gods Will Corridors

Book:Madame Bovary: provincial lives

Source: Madame Bovary: provincial lives

“But an infinity of passions can be contained in a minute, like a crowd in a tiny space.”

Passion Space Minutes Crowds Infinity One Minute Small Spaces

Author:Gustave Flaubert

“The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves, the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword, are portions of eternity, too great for the eye of man.”

Men Eye Sea Eternity Rage Destructive Lions Portions Roaring Stormy Stormy Seas

Book:The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Source: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

“The nobles and the noble Houses maneuver for advantage. They do things they think will help them, or hurt and enemy, or both. Usually, it's all done in secrecy, or if not, they try to make it seem as if they're doing something other than what they are.”

Ifs Thinking Trying Done Helping Seems House Hurt Enemy Advantage Noble Secrecy

Book:The Great Hunt: Book Two of 'The Wheel of Time'

Source: The Great Hunt: Book Two of 'The Wheel of Time'

“Technology to wipe out truth is now available. Not everybody can afford it but it's available. When the cost comes down, look out!”

Looks Technology Truth Is Cost Available Wipe

Author:Bob Dylan

“He who is best prepared can best serve his moment of inspiration.”

Moments Inspiration Inspirational Life Prepared Preparation

Author:Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“People who are too fastidious towards the finite never reach actuality, but linger in abstraction, and their light dies away.”

People Light Dies Abstraction Finite Actuality Fastidious

Book:The Logic of Hegel

Source: The Logic of Hegel

“Unless your kid is Pele Jr., they're not going to be able to feed themselves from soccer. If your kid knows how to play soccer, but not make dinner, you have done them a disservice.”

Ifs Knows Done Play Kids Able Know How Dinner Soccer Disservice

Author:Alton Brown

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