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“As long as you can Houdini your way out of the Sisyphean constraints then originality happens.”

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David Mitchell is a British novelist known for his unique narrative techniques and profound humanistic concerns. His works often blend humor, satire, and philosophical thinking, winning him a wide audience. more

“I hear my father-in-law's response..."Naïve, dreaming Adam. He who would do battle with the many-headed hydra of human nature must pay a world of pain & his family must pay it along with him! & only as you gasp your dying breath shall you understand, your life amounted to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean!" Yet what is any ocean but a multitude of drops?”

World Humans Dream Pain Law Father Pay Dying Human Nature Battle Ocean Breaths Response Adam Multitudes Limitless In-laws Hydra Father In Law

Author:David Mitchell

“I have always preferred maps to books. They don't answer you back.”

Book Answers Maps

Book:Ghostwritten

Source: Ghostwritten

“Science devises ever bloodier means of war until humanity's powers of destruction overcome our powers of creation and our civilisation drives itself to extinction.”

Mean War Humanity Creation Destruction Overcoming Extinction Civilisation

Book:Cloud Atlas (Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition): A Novel

Source: Cloud Atlas (Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition): A Novel

“I don't consider myself dovish and I certainly don't consider myself hawkish. Maybe I would describe myself as owlishthat is wise enough to understand that you want to do everything possible to avoid war.”

Want War Enough Wise Describe Myself

Author:Norman Schwarzkopf

“All the friends that I loved and wanted to reward are dead, and all the enemies that I hated and I had marked out for punishment are turned to my friends.”

Wanted Enemy My Friends Rewards Punishment Hated

Author:James Buchanan

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