

“Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law”
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“Passion has little to do with euphoria and everything to do with patience. It is not about feeling good. It is about endurance. Like patience, passion comes from the same Latin root: pati. It does not mean to flow with exuberance. It means to suffer.”
― House of Leaves
― House of Leaves

“Meaning lies as much
in the mind of the reader
as in the Haiku.”
― Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
in the mind of the reader
as in the Haiku.”
― Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

“Make no mistake, those who write long books have nothing to say.
Of course those who write short books have even less to say.”
― House of Leaves
Of course those who write short books have even less to say.”
― House of Leaves
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