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“You can’t buy it, but it has a price,” said Oryx. “Everything has a price.”

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The story follows the lives of Crash and his wife, Snow, as they navigate a world transformed by the actions of their childhood friend, Jimmy. The narrative intertwines with the story of Oryx and Crake, who have created a new, idealized society. The novel delves into complex questions about the nature of humanity, the role of science, and the potential consequences of our actions. more

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Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood is a renowned Canadian poet, novelist, playwright, and critic, born on November 18, 1939. Her works are known for their unique style and profound insights into social issues, with notable titles including 'The Handmaid's Tale' and 'Cat's Eye'. more

“Those walls and bars are there for a reason,” said Crake. “Not to keep us out, but to keep them in. Mankind needs barriers in both cases.” “Them?” “Nature and God.” “I thought you didn’t believe in God,” said Jimmy. “I don’t believe in Nature either,” said Crake. “Or not with a capital N.”

Needs Believe Said Reason Cases Mankind Wall Don't Believe Bars Barriers Believe In God Jimmy God And Nature

Book:Oryx And Crake

Source: Oryx And Crake

“But the adjectives change,” said Jimmy. “Nothing’s worse than last year’s adjectives.”

Years Said Lasts Last Year Jimmy Adjectives

Book:The MaddAddam Trilogy Bundle: The Year of the Flood; Oryx & Crake; MaddAddam

Source: The MaddAddam Trilogy Bundle: The Year of the Flood; Oryx & Crake; MaddAddam

“Greatness is one of the sensations of littleness”

Greatness Sensations

Book:George Bernard Shaw: Collected Articles, Lectures, Essays and Letters: Thoughts and Studies from the Renowned Dramaturge and Author of Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Pygmalion, Arms and The Man, Saint Joan, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion

Source: George Bernard Shaw: Collected Articles, Lectures, Essays and Letters: Thoughts and Studies from the Renowned Dramaturge and Author of Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Pygmalion, Arms and The Man, Saint Joan, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion

“The rich swell up with pride, the poor from hunger.”

Poor Rich Pride Hunger

Author:Sholom Aleichem

“[W]e must come into a transformed knowing, an unknowing which comes not from ignorance but from knowledge.”

Knowing Ignorance Transformed Unknowing

Author:Meister Eckhart

“Everything else happened - why not the things that could have?”

Happened Why Not

Author:Jonathan Safran Foer

“A fourth-grade reader may be a sixth-grade mathematician. The grade is an administrative device which does violence to the nature of the developmental process.”