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user-inactivated  ·  3867 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Give me a great quote from something you're reading, have read recently.

Whom the gods notice they destroy.

-The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

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EDIT: I love this let's do it every couple of weeks.





JamesTiberiusKirk  ·  3866 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think the potential dual meaning (earthly vs. spiritual gods), though I'm not sure if that's intended when viewed in context.

b_b  ·  3866 days ago  ·  link  ·  

PKD is like SciFi's Kafka, so he likely means both. I've read the book, but I don't remember that specific passage though, so take my authority with a grain of salt here.

user-inactivated  ·  3866 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's the one with the bizarre motif of the I Ching, which Dick uses to set off and emphasize his alternate historical timeline. I think JamesTiberiusKirk is right about the duality, actually. It's one line from an absolutely loaded passage.

nowaypablo  ·  3867 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Chilling.. but it sounds like a challenge to me.

And I agree, definitely should make this regular.

OftenBen  ·  3867 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    but it sounds like a challenge to me.

Live your whole life without drawing the attention/intervention of a 'higher being.'

Or

Beat them at their own game?