"Civilization seems to be the invention of a species now extinct."

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"Oral history interview with Lee Krasner, 1964 Nov. 2-1968 Apr. 11"

— Lee Krasner

painting1908–1984

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"Species evolve to meet the environment. An intelligent species changes the environment to suit itself. As soon as a species becomes intelligent, it should stop evolving."

— Larry Niven

Literature1938

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"This is what fascinates Shaw: this enormous force that ignores our human preferences, our logic and intellect. It fascinates him because to be suddenly gripped by it is to see that human beings are no…"

— Colin Wilson

Literature1989–2013

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