“ It seems that the Parisian Oulipo group has recently constructed a matrix of all possible murder-story situations and has found that there is still to be written a book in which the murderer is the re… Umberto Eco
“ Paradoxes are less paradoxical in their reference to truth than most of the most plausible axioms. Raheel Farooq
“ It's funny how the ugly duckling always has so many beautiful things to teach us. Curtis Tyrone Jones
“ The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth. Niels Bohr
“ I'm a kindhearted but highly competitive pragmatist. When I seek to win something, I always make certain it's never at the expense of anything more serious than the inadequate efforts of others. Jonathan Kieran
“ Mike did not seem to grasp the idea of Creation itself. Well, Jubal wasn't sure that he did, either--he had long ago made a pact with himself to postulate a Created Universe on even-numbered days, a t… Robert A. Heinlein
“ Authenticity is not possible without embracing the “and” within us. Our minds like to categorize things into neatly labeled boxes. Am I right, or is she right? Let’s stretch our minds to I can be righ… Henna Inam
“ Force is often used to enforce peace and an A bomb did bring world war 2 to a shuddering halt. The funniest people sometimes commit suicide and good souls often break a zillion hearts. That’s just who… Nidhie Sharma
“ This is the paradox of public space: even if everyone knows an unpleasant fact, saying it in public changes everything. One of the first measures taken by the new Bolshevik government in 1918 was to m… Slavoj Zizek
“ ...they say if you don't vote, you get the government you deserve, and if you do, you never get the results you expected. E.A. Bucchianeri
“ So for me the essence of life is very simple. It is just this, awareness that allows us to trust in our own truths (without feeling any need to convince others), living gracefully amidst the chaos, ma… Julia Woodman
“ But if a role model in her seventies isn't layered with contradictions - as we all come to be - then what good is she? Why bother to cut the silhouette of another's existence and place it against our… Molly Peacock
“ It would distort markets. Besides, if I bought a load of gold when I thought the price was going up, then it would drive up the price at that point. When I came to sell in the future it would depress… Mark Speed
“ No, I'm serious," Frankie insisted, fed up with being silenced. "Why didn't you just make me a normie?"Viktor sighed. "Because that's not who we are. We're special. And I'm very proud that. You should… Lisi Harrison
