"Writing things down is dangerous. Ink can’t be erased without leaving a mess behind."

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“I wanted to wake up with a new name, a new hair colour, and almost the same heart.”

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"I’m actually quite tired because Threepio is an exhausting character — he’s always very tense, he’s always slightly on the edge of panic. That’s why he’s funny, because he’s always in the wrong place.…"

— Anthony Daniels

Art1946

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"My target is what most libertarians have in common — with each other, and with their ostensible enemies. Libertarians serve the state all the better because they declaim against it. At bottom, they wa…"

— Bob Black

Politics1951

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"Without categorization, maps would not be possible."

— Alan MacEachren

Education1952

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— John Updike

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