The universe is not a riddle ...a human strategy, quote 506

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The universe is not a riddle; it is man as riddle-maker who now stands disappointed before his own fact. That we need riddles again but can no longer believe in them ... that we step outside of ourselves and helplessly watch hard facts grind our significance into pieces is unworthy of a species with a reflex for laughter.

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