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“I took out my watch and listened to it clicking away, not knowing it couldn't even lie”

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This reader includes a selection of short stories, essays, and excerpts from Faulkner's novels, providing a comprehensive overview of his writing and the complexities of his narrative techniques. more

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William Faulkner

William Faulkner, an American writer born on September 25, 1897, and died on July 6, 1962. Known for his unique narrative techniques and profound descriptions of Southern society and history, Faulkner is considered one of the great novelists of the 20th century. more

“All that we "know" is what registers on our brains, so what you perceive (your individual reality-tunnel) is made up of nothing but thoughts—as Sir Humphrey Davy noted when self-experimenting with nitrous oxide in 1819, and as Buddha noticed by sitting alone until all his social imprints atrophied and dropped away.”

Knows Made Self Reality Individual Social Brain Sitting Perceive Tunnels Register Sitting Alone

Author:Robert Anton Wilson

“In summary, Intelligence Intensification is desirable, because there is not a single problem confronting humanity that is not either caused or considerably worsened by the prevailing stupidity (insensitivity) of the species: badly wired robots bumping into and maiming and killing each other.”

Problem Humanity Species Killing Stupidity Desirable Robots Prevailing Confronting Summary Killing Each Other Insensitivity

Author:Robert Anton Wilson

“Memory has no power but what the soul chooses to make of it.”

Soul Memories

Author:Carol Berg

“If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.”

Ifs Knows Should Wells Desire Answers Quality Music Moral Morality Profound Kingdoms Quality Music

Author:Confucius

“I had a teacher once, grade school somewhere. Philippines, I think, because she always wore a big white hat. So it was somewhere hot. I was always twice the size of the other kids, and she used to say to me: count to ten before you get mad, Reacher. And I've counted way past ten on this one. Way past.”

Thinking Way Bigs Kids School Past Used White Teacher Ten Hot Mad Size One Way Grades Hats Philippines Grades In School

Book:Die Trying: A Jack Reacher Novel

Source: Die Trying: A Jack Reacher Novel

“Most of the mess that is called history comes about because kings and presidents cannot be satisfied with a nice chicken and a good loaf of bread.”

President Nice Kings Greed Satisfied Bread Mess Chickens

Book:Revolution

Source: Revolution

“People, Reacher was certain about. Dogs were different. People had freedom of choice. If a man or a woman ran snarling toward him, they did so because they chose to. They were asking for whatever they got. His response was their problem. But dogs were different. No free will. Easily misled. It raised an ethical problem. Shooting a dog because it had been induced to do something unwise was not the sort of thing Reacher wanted to do.”

Source: Die Trying: A Jack Reacher Novel

“I know I'm smarter than an armadillo”

Knows Smarter Armadillos

Book:Lee Child's Jack Reacher

Source: Lee Child's Jack Reacher

“I'm not a vagrant... I'm a hobo. Big difference.”

Bigs Differences Vagrants Hobos

Author:Lee Child

“I'm a rich man. To have everything you need is the definition of affluence.”

Men Needs Rich Definitions Rich Man Affluence

Book:The Essential Jack Reacher 11-Book Bundle: Persuader, The Enemy, One Shot, The Hard Way, Bad Luck and Trouble, Nothing to Lose, Gone Tomorrow, 61 Hours, Worth Dying For, The Affair, A Wanted Man

Source: The Essential Jack Reacher 11-Book Bundle: Persuader, The Enemy, One Shot, The Hard Way, Bad Luck and Trouble, Nothing to Lose, Gone Tomorrow, 61 Hours, Worth Dying For, The Affair, A Wanted Man

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