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“Sentences of the court on moral issues are always passed in absentia.”

Quote by Yevgeny Zamyatin

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Yevgeny Zamyatin

Russian author known for his dystopian novel 'We'. Born on February 1, 1884, in Taganrog, Russia, he passed away on March 10, 1937. more

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“Every genuine poet is necessarily a Columbus. America existed for centuries before Columbus but it was only Columbus who was able to track it down.”

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Book:We: Introduction by Will Self

Source: We: Introduction by Will Self

“There is an excellent way to make predictions without the slightest risk of error: predict the past.”

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“And tomorrow--who knows what happens? Do you get it? I don't know and no one knows--it's all unknown! You understand, that this is the end to the Known? This is the new, the improbable, the unpredictable.”

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Book:We

Source: We

“We appeal, not to those who reject today in the name of a return to yesterday, not to those who are hopelessly deafened by today; we appeal to those who see the distant tomorrow -- and judge today in the name of tomorrow.”

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“An error is more useful than truth: truth is a thought suffering from arteriosclerosis.”

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“All truths are erroneous. This is the very essence of the dialectical process: today's truths become errors tomorrow; there is no final number.”

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“Crossing out is an art that is, perhaps, even more difficult than writing. It requires the sharpest eye to decide what is superfluous and must be removed. And it requires ruthlessness toward yourself -- the greatest ruthlessness and self-sacrifice. You must know how to sacrifice parts in the name of the whole.”

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“How do you know that nonsense isn't a good thing? If human nonsense had been nurtured and developed for centuries, just as intelligence has, then perhaps something extraordinarily precious could have come from it.”

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Book:We

Source: We