“human being is a part of the whole called by us “universe”… He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us.”
― The Secret of Secrets
― The Secret of Secrets
“If you view a murmuration of starlings not as many individual birds—but rather as one complete organism—then the synchronization is to be expected. The starlings are moving as one because they are one…an interconnected system. No separation.”
― The Secret of Secrets
― The Secret of Secrets
“To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.”
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
“Equilibrium is the state of death, only chaos produces life
The Ancient Greeks have been driven to extinction by too much search for architectural harmony.”
― Le Principe d'Antagonisme et la logique de l'énergie
The Ancient Greeks have been driven to extinction by too much search for architectural harmony.”
― Le Principe d'Antagonisme et la logique de l'énergie
“Light is a funny thing. Its wavelength defines what it can and can’t interact with. Anything smaller than the wavelength is functionally nonexistent to that photon. That’s why there’s a mesh over the window of a microwave. The holes in the mesh are too small for microwaves to pass through. But visible light, with a much shorter wavelength, can go through freely.”
― Project Hail Mary
― Project Hail Mary
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