We can have whatever we want, whenever we want it, and it’s getting boring. I want something I can’t have.

Guy New York, The Ortolan Hunters and Other Disturbing Tales

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  1. Summary for the week ending Sep 3, 2017
  2. “How strange,” Juliana said. “I never would have thought the truth would make you angry.”
  3. “The young men of France are studying alchemy, hoping to learn the secret of the transmutation of gold. If you will study your own spirit and its limitless powers, you will gain a greater secret than any alchemist ever held; a secret which shall give you whatever you desire.”
  4. “Every week we sat at the same table, ate the same thing, and drank the same coffee. It was the one small consistency in our life together and we cherished it more than we admitted, even to ourselves. Arguing was also a part of the tradition.”
  5. “You can and should use logic and reason all you want. But it would be a great mistake to ignore the stray bit of data that doesn’t fit into your preconceived theories, that may even confound everything you thought you were sure of.”