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“There are parts of Texas where a fly lives 10,000 years and a man can't die soon enough.”

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Katherine Dunn was an American novelist known for her distinctive narrative style and profound portrayal of marginalized characters. Her works often explore social injustice and the complexities of human existence. more

“Individuals are not stable things, they are fleeting. Chromosomes too are shuffled into oblivion, like hands of cards soon after they are dealt. But the cards themselves survive the shuffling. The cards are the genes. The genes are not destroyed by crossing-over, they merely change partners and march on. Of course they march on. That is their business. They are the replicators and we are their survival machines. When we have served our purpose we are cast aside. But genes are denizens of geological time: genes are forever.”

Source: The Selfish Gene: 40th Anniversary edition

“Savory...that's a swell word. And Basil and Betel. Capsicum. Curry. All great. But Relish, now, Relish with a capital R. No argument, that' the best.”

Argument Relish Curry Savory Basil

Author:Ray Bradbury

“We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.”

Needs Kind Religious Ethical Compassionate Orientation

Author:Sharon Salzberg

“What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.”

Beautiful Teaching Strange Personality Goodness Illusion Wisest

Book:The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Short Stories

Source: The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Short Stories

“It was as though our love were a small creature caught in a trap and bleeding to death: I had to shut my eyes and wring its neck.”

Eye Creatures Caught Necks Traps Our Love Bleeding Small Creatures

Book:The End of the Affair

Source: The End of the Affair

“I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not, it is at least more unusual nowadays to find a man who can hold his tongue than to find one who cannot.”

Men Motivational Silence Wise Tongue Civil War Unusual Being Wise

Book:The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations

Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations

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