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“Strange department, this. Their motto was: "The comprehension of Infinity requires infinite time." I did not argue with that, but then they derived an unexpected conclusion from it: Therefore work or not, it´s all the same."
In the interests of not increasing the entropy of the universe, they did not work.”
― Arkady Strugatsky, Понедельник начинается в субботу

“Haven't you ever noticed, Mr. Glebsky, how much more interesting the unknown is than the known? The unknown makes us think �� it makes our blood run a little quicker and gives rise to various delightful trains of thought. It beckons, it promises. It's like a fire flickering in the depths of the night. But as soon as the unknown becomes known, it's just as flat, gray and uninteresting as everything else.”
― Boris Strugatsky, The Dead Mountaineer's Inn

“«Non posso risponderle, Ciancio», disse Fedja, «ma devo ammettere che mi risulta spiacevole ascoltarla. In primo luogo, io non amo quando l’abilità oratoria viene usata per confutare le cose evidenti; in secondo luogo, sono anch’io un essere umano».
«Lei è un uomo delle nevi. Lei è l’anello mancante. La cosa non la riguarda. Inoltre, se proprio lo vuole sapere, lei non è commestibile (...)»”
― Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky, Сказка о Тройке