We need to develop a better descriptive vocabulary for lying, a taxonomy, a way to distinguish intentional lies from unintentional ones, and a way to distinguish the lies that the liar himself believes in-a way to signal those lies that could more accurately be understood as dreams.
I've always thought of my own mind as an unruly parliament, with a feeble leader, with crazy extremist factions. - Rivka Galchen
I've always thought of my own mind as an unruly parliament, with a feeble leader, with crazy extremist factions.
- Rivka Galchen
We need to develop a better descriptive vocabulary for lying, a taxonomy, a way to distinguish intentional lies from unintentional ones, and a way to… - Rivka Galchen
We need to develop a better descriptive vocabulary for lying, a taxonomy, a way to distinguish intentional lies from unintentional ones, and a way to…
But one day I woke up and heard myself saying, I am a fork being used to eat cereal. I am not a spoon. I am a fork. And I can’t help people eat cerea… - Rivka Galchen
But one day I woke up and heard myself saying, I am a fork being used to eat cereal. I am not a spoon. I am a fork. And I can’t help people eat cerea…
Physics advances by accepting absurdities. Its history is one of unbelievable ideas proving to be true. - Rivka Galchen
Physics advances by accepting absurdities. Its history is one of unbelievable ideas proving to be true.
The magnificently humble. The enormously small. The meaningfully ridiculous. Robert Walser's work often reads like a dazzling answer to the question,… - Rivka Galchen
The magnificently humble. The enormously small. The meaningfully ridiculous. Robert Walser's work often reads like a dazzling answer to the question,…
The writing process for a short story feels more like field geology, where you keep turning the thing over and over, noting its qualities in detail, … - Rivka Galchen
The writing process for a short story feels more like field geology, where you keep turning the thing over and over, noting its qualities in detail, …
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