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WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/somtow-s-p/75788/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>S. P. Somtow</b></a></p><blockquote>The ways of dead people are not our ways. They have a very oblique way of expressing themselves, and often they’ll tell you something that can be interpreted many ways; it gives them a way out while preserving their reputation for infallibility.</blockquote><p><b>S. P. Somtow</b> (b. 1952) Thai-American music composeer, conductor, author [Somtow Papinian Sucharitkul; สมเถา สุจริตกุล; Somthao Sucharitkun]<br>“Lottery Night,” World Fantasy Convention Program Book (1989-10)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/somtow-s-p/75788/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/somtow-s-p/75788/</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=dead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dead</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=ghost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ghost</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=infallibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infallibility</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=message" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>message</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=misinterpretation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinterpretation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=oracle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oracle</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=spirit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spirit</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=supernatural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supernatural</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=vagueness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vagueness</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=warning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warning</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations has moved!<p>A quotation from Hinshelwood, Cyril:</p><p>«««««<br />A common fallacy in much of the adverse criticism to which science is subjected today is that it claims certainty, infallibility and complete emotional objectivity. It would be more nearly true to say that it is based upon wonder, adventure and hope.<br />»»»»»</p><p>Full quote, sourcing, notes: <br /><a href="https://wist.info/hinshelwood-cyril/46639/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wist.info/hinshelwood-cyril/46</span><span class="invisible">639/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/adventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>adventure</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/certainty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>certainty</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/hope" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hope</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/infallibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>infallibility</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/objectivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>objectivity</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/wonder" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wonder</span></a></p>
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