“Lilly: Mia, when I recognize a human soul crying out for self-actualization, I am powerless to stop myself. I must do what I can to see that that person’s dream is realized.
[Gee, I haven’t noticed Lilly doing all that much to help me realize my dream of
French-kissing her brother. But on the other hand, I have not exactly made that dream known to her.]”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Princess in the Spotlight
“And you know what? Maybe Michael didn’t write those notes. And maybe he doesn’t
think I’m the Josiest girl in school.But he thought I looked nice in my pink dress. And that’s all that matters to me.”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Princess in the Spotlight
“And I think
What does it matter
that it is not a linear equation if any variable is raised to a power?
We’re all just going to die anyway.”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Princess in the Spotlight
“It’s sort of weird to be hugged by your Algebra teacher. That’s all I have to say.”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Princess in the Spotlight
“One of her best paintings, Woman Enjoying a Quick Snack at Starbucks, is hanging in their dining room.”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Princess in the Spotlight
“Get to see how he treats his mother/sister/housekeeper (critical clues as to how he will treat any prospective girlfriend).”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Princess in the Spotlight
“When Louie is upset with us for, say, forgetting to feed him, he eats any socks he might find lying around.”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Princess in the Spotlight
“Get Mom to stop hanging bras on bedroom doorknob”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Princess in the Spotlight
“Today Rommel had on a mink bolero jacket. I am not even joking. It was dyed lavender to match the one slung across Grandmère’s shoulders.”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Princess in the Spotlight
“It’s like I’ve struck a blow for dweebs everywhere, or something.”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Princess in the Spotlight
“Mia Thermopolis, 1005 Thompson Street, #4A”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Princess in the Spotlight
Meg Cabot
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“Anger is honest. Hatred is a backhanded compliment. Envy is the best gift of all. But let them turn you into a victim, and you're labelled for life.
Pity is the sea you drown in.”
― quote from Elena Vanishing
“It might not be immediately obvious to some readers why the ability to perform 10^85 computational operations is a big deal. So it's useful to put it in context. [I]t may take about 10^31-10^44 operations to simulate all neuronal operations that have occurred in the history of life on Earth. Alternatively, let us suppose that the computers are used to run human whole brain emulations that live rich and happy lives while interacting with one another in virtual environments. A typical estimate of the computational requirements for running one emulation is 10^18 operations per second. To run an emulation for 100 subjective years would then require some 10^27 operations. This would be mean that at least 10^58 human lives could be created in emulation even with quite conservative assumptions about the efficiency of computronium. In other words, assuming that the observable universe is void of extraterrestrial civilizations, then what hangs in the balance is at least 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 human lives. If we represent all the happiness experienced during one entire such life with a single teardrop of joy, then the happiness of these souls could fill and refill the Earth's oceans every second, and keep doing so for a hundred billion billion millennia. It is really important that we make sure these truly are tears of joy.”
― Nick Bostrom, quote from Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
“What’s the use of running, if we are on the wrong road.”
― S. Jae-Jones, quote from Wintersong
“It’s too bad Keefe isn’t here—you two could have a contest to see who whines the most.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall
“How long have you done it?”
“Since the second day of B and G. The first day was a bit of a blur. I’ve always meant to compile some stats. Sorry. Saying it aloud sounds insane.”
“I wish I’d thought of doing it, if it makes you feel better. I’m equally insane.”
“You cracked the shirt code pretty quick.”
“Why do you even wear them in sequence?”
“I wanted to see if you noticed. And once you did notice, it pissed you off.”
“I’ve always noticed.”
“Yeah, I know.” He smiles, and I smile too. ”
― Sally Thorne, quote from The Hating Game
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