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“Wikipedia is so dangerous. You go online to look up the definition of eclampsia, and three hours later you find yourself reading this earnest explanation of tentacle porn in [Japanese] anime.”

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Lois McMaster Bujold

Lois McMaster Bujold, born on November 2, 1949, is an American science fiction author known for her profound philosophical insights, complex character development, and unique narrative style. Her most famous work is the 'Vorkosigan Saga', a series that has won multiple science fiction literary awards. more

“The missionary is no longer a man, a conscience. He is a corpse, in the hands of a confraternity, without family, without love, without any of the sentiments that are dear to us. Emasculated, in a sense, by his vow of chastity, he offers us the distressing spectacle of a man deformed and impotent or engaged in a stupid and useless struggle with the sacred needs of the flesh, a struggle which, seven times out of ten, leads him to sodomy, the gallows, or prison.”

Source: The Intimate Journals of Paul Gauguin

“Do you know what will soon be the ultimate in truth?”

Knows Photography Ultimate Do You Know

Book:The writings of a savage

Source: The writings of a savage

“In a city a man may feel second to none. But alone in the immensity of the universe, among all the creatures that preceded man and built up the human species, even a most fervent atheist will wonder if Darwin found the visible road but not the invisible mechanism.”

Ifs Men Feels Humans May God Universe Found Cities Wonder Creatures Built Species Atheist Invisible Visible Mechanism Human Species Immensity Fervent

Author:Thor Heyerdahl

“We have always been taught that navigation is the result of civilization, but modern archeology has demonstrated very clearly that this is not so.”

Results Modern Taught Civilization Navigation Archeology

Author:Thor Heyerdahl

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