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He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether read more

He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.

Nothing travels faster than light, with the possible exception of bad news, which follows its own rules

Nothing travels faster than light, with the possible exception of bad news, which follows its own rules

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable read more

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

Perhaps I'm old and tired, but I always think that the chances of finding out what really is going on read more

Perhaps I'm old and tired, but I always think that the chances of finding out what really is going on are so absurdly remote that the only thing to do is to say hang the sense of it and just keep yourself occupied.

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete read more

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.