“A greyhound is a racing dog. Spends its life running in circles, chasing a bit of felt made up like a rabbit. One day, we took it to the park. Our dad had warned us how fast that dog was, but we couldn't resist. So, my brother took off the leash, and in that instant, the dog spotted a cat. I imagine…”Tagged: Dogs, Greyhond Dogs, Be Careful What You Wish For, Finally Getting What You Want And Being More Lost Than Ever
“Dreams mean everything. They’re the stories we tell ourselves of what could be, who we could become.”Tagged: Westworld
“I read a theory once that the human intellect was like peacock feathers. Just an extravagant display intended to attract a mate. All or art, literature, a bit of Mozart, William Shakespeare, Michelangelo, and the Empire State Building—just an elaborate mating ritual.”Tagged: William Shakespeare, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Empire State Building, Mating Ritual, Peacock
“I have come to think of so much of consciousness as a burden, a weight, and we have spared them that.”Tagged: Burden of Thought, Consciousness
“I read a theory once that the human intellect was like peacock feathers. Just an extravagant display intended to attract a mate. All of art, literature, a bit of Mozart, William Shakespeare, Michelangelo, and the Empire State Building... Just an elaborate mating ritual.”Tagged: Evolutionary Psychology
“I read a theory once that the human intellect was like peacock feathers. Just an extravagant display intended to attract a mate. All of art, literature, a bit of Mozart, William Shakespeare, Michelangelo, and the Empire State Building. Just an elaborate mating ritual. Maybe it doesn’t matter that we…”Tagged: Westworld
“We've managed to slip evolution's leash now, haven't we? We can cure any disease, keep even the weakest of us alive, and, you know, one fine day perhaps we shall even resurrect the dead. Call forth Lazarus from his cave. Do you know what that means? It means that we're done. That this is as good as…”Tagged: Evolution, disease, Progress, Lazarus, Mistakes
“Evolution forged the entirety of sentient life on this planet using only one tool: the mistake.”Tagged: Evolution, Mistakes
“They're not looking for a story that tells them who they are. They already know who they are. They're here because they want a glimpse of who they could be.”Tagged: Identitiy, Who We Are, Self-Discovery, fiction, Rebirth
“Everything in this world is magic, except to the magician.”Tagged: Magic, Disillusionment, Beneath Secrets, Contemplative, Disenchantment
“We speak the right words. Then we create life itself out of chaos.”Tagged: The Right Words, Creating Order, Langauge, Creativity, Power of Words
“It’s not about giving the guests what you think they want. No, that’s simple. The titillation, horror, elation… They’re parlor tricks. The guests don’t return for the obvious things we do, the garish things. They come back because of the subtleties, the details. They come back because they discover…”Tagged: Westworld
“The problem, Bernard, is that what you and I do is so complicated. We practice witchcraft. We speak the right words. Then we create life itself… out of chaos.”Tagged: Westworld
“You can’t play God without being acquainted with the devil.”Tagged: Westworld, devil, Understanding Satan