“It Is Through Science That We Prove, But Through Intuition That We Discover.”

“Old George Orwell got it backward. Big Brother isn’t watching. He’s singing and dancing. He’s pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother’s busy holding your attention every moment you’re awake. He’s making sure you’re always distracted. He’s making sure you’re fully absorbed. He’s making sure your imagination withers. Until it’s as useful as your appendix. He’s making sure your attention is always filled. And this being fed, it’s worse than being watched. With the world always filling you, no one has to worry about what’s in your mind. With everyone’s imagination atrophied, no one will ever be a threat to the world.”

— Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby

It’s strange how hundreds of years ago someone would listen to a piece of music, decide they like it and then would probably never be able to hear the same piece again

“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet”

— Stephen Hawking (1942-2018)

EMIL M. CIORAN

The Trouble with Being Born, or De l’inconvénient d’être né (1998), translated by Richard Howard;

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“As time goes on, you’ll understand. What lasts, lasts; what doesn’t, doesn’t. Time solves most things. And what time can’t solve, you have to solve yourself. Is that too much to ask?”

— Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance (via naturaekos)