I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.

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The real hero is always a hero by mistake.

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A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams.

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What is life if not the shadow of a fleeting dream?

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Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means.

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If you interact with things in your life, everything is constantly changing. And if nothing changes, you're an idiot.

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I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.

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The wise man does not discriminate; he gathers all the shreds of light, from wherever they may come.

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To survive, you must tell stories.

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Every great thinker is someone else's moron.

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