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I think that if the novels task is to describe where we find ourse

I think that if the novels task is to describe where we find ourselves and how we live now, the novelist must take a good, hard look at the most central facts of contemporary life – technology and science. – Richard Powers

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The desire to live in our imagination is driven by this suspicion that were disembodied sensibilities cobbled into our bodies. That idea has infused most of human thought since the very beginning. – Richard Powers

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Imagination
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Richard Powers
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This idea that a book can either be about character and feeling, or about politics and idea, is just a false binary. Ideas are an expression of the feelings and the intense emotions we hold about the world. – Richard Powers

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Politics
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Theres a new science out called orthomolecular medicine. You correct the chemical imbalance with amino acids and vitamins and minerals that are naturally in the body. – Margot Kidder

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That which today calls itself science gives us more and more information, and indigestible glut of information, and less and less understanding. – Edward Abbey

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As soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action arise, human science is at a loss. – Noam Chomsky

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In some parts of life, like mathematics and science, yeah, I was a genius. I would top all the top scores you could ever measure it by. – Steve Wozniak

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