I can see it now, all crystallizing in the moment of activation, and what if the programmer is the reason for all the evil and misfortune and injustice in the world; what if every single unfortunate event that's ever occurred is caused by the butterfly flap of that man trying to prevent it all, and the entire concept of evil and finity and a difficult world is all a big cruel self-fulfilling prophecy, and it's all my fault; a big joke, and I'm the punchline?
The trouble with using experience as a guide is that the final exam often comes first and then the lesson.
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
-Marcus Aurelius
The most innocent members of our society suffer the most undue injustices on the largest scale, while child rapists receive better treatment; I'm talking about animals.
The worst you can do is kill me. What I can do to you, however, is far more horrifying. I Can wake you up.
I decided to go into a draconian diet, cutting alcohol, fat, and sugar. In two weeks, I lost 14 days.
— Tim Maia
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
-Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
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