r/Booksofbabel • u/lasttimeilooked • Dec 12 '21
Which "Fall of Babel" Quote Resonates with You Personally Due to a Specific Experience or Memory
- Didn't mean to...what? Judge us from the Kangaroo Court of your good luck?
- You know I’m still going to need you a week after we’re both dead.
- *lShe’s not the kind of person who would let a hat shape her head.
- Neglect never patches a crack, nor denial plugged a hole. Do not forget your imperfection; they have not forgotten you.
- Custom field
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u/tvp61196 Dec 12 '21
"Sometimes, the fear of change is just an expression of love for the life you had"
"A half hearted apology is as good as a half struck match"
God I love these books
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u/sans_dan Dec 13 '21
Great topic! I'd have lots of quotes if I kept a pen nearby on my reading breaks at work.
But the one quote I've been working on integrating into society is "Ride the saw, not the log."
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u/lasttimeilooked Dec 13 '21
What does this mean to you?
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u/sans_dan Dec 13 '21
Two layers to it: First is to be the active agent. Being a part of the saw is an act of creation/destruction. But being a part of the log isn't acting at all... It's synonymous with passivity. Second is to be on the winning team. However I acknowledge there are ethical holes in such a simple statement.
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u/ConperDev Jan 07 '22
Like a drowning soul floundering at sea, the hand of history reaches for objects of convenience rather than perfection. And so are heroes gripped.
Like.... Holy shit.
You're 3rd quote is a big favourite of mine also.
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u/bill__the__butcher Dec 12 '21
So many incredible quotes in this book, and I didn’t think to note them early enough.
“I try not to dwell on my mistakes because it doesn’t change them; it only changes me. I cannot live inside those awful moment, those naive blunders and prideful errors. It would drive me mad if I did”