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| Bio | Security architect with a passion for:- |
| Tags | #books #diving #travel #music #photography #writing #psychology #philosophy #economics #politics |
Oh no, which fascist billionaire should I root for?
The fire had burned to coals and he lay looking up at the stars in their places and the hot belt of matter that ran the chord of the dark vault overhead and he put his hands on the ground at either side of him and pressed them against the earth and in that coldly burning canopy of black he slowly turned dead center to the world, all of it taut and trembling and moving enormous and alive under his hands.
What's her name? said Rawlins in the darkness.
Alejandra. Her name is Alejandra.
Cormac McCarthy - All the Pretty Horses
I bought the book nearly 30 years ago as an undergraduate in Glasgow. It’s lived alongside me in many bookcases since, one of those items without which I wouldn’t be home.
Doctor: Your DNA is backwards.
Me: And?
When an eel has a maw
with a pharyngeal jaw,
that’s a moray.
When the jaws open wide
and there’s more jaws inside,
that’s a moray.
When it skulks in a reef
and has two sets of teeth,
that’s a moray.
When an eel bites your thigh
and you bleed out and die
that’s a moray.
I have the heart of a lion, the eyes of an eagle...
..and a lifetime ban from the zoo.