Adieu Au Langage Quotes

#1. Reductionism is a dirty word, and a kind of 'holistier than thou' self-righteousness has become fashionable.

Richard Dawkins

#2. She became his Ariadne, leading him through the labyrinth of books, stopping now and then to pass another one to him.

Donna Leon

#3. Count your age with friends but not with years.

Henry David Thoreau

#4. He'd wanted to show his past tormentor what he was capable of, but he also wanted to prove himself to everyone. Now everyone was in the kitchen.

Markus Zusak

#5. Nature is a dictionary; one draws words from it.

Eugene Delacroix

#6. But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.

Alan Watts

#7. You don't make waves unless there's a reason, and it better be good. Because once you do, that's it. You're a trouble make, and they never think of you any other way.

Curtis Sittenfeld

#8. This creature is the Pooka. Pay no mind to the shape he wears, for he's none of his own, and no soul either. Ware him ever, trust him never, but when the wind's right he has his uses. Never forget that you will never know him. The Pooka's mystery even to the Pooka.

Peter S. Beagle