It was his subconscious which told him this — that infuriating part of a person’s brain which never responds to interrogation, merely gives little meaningful nudges and then sits humming quietly to itself, saying nothing.
Douglas Adams (1952–2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Dirk Gently No. 2, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, ch. 17 (1988)
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All greatness is unconscious, or it is little and naught.
Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish essayist and historian
Essay (1837-12-06), “On Sir Walter Scott,” The London and Westminster Review, No. 12/55, Art. 2 (1838-01)
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Review of J. G. Lockhart, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Baronet, 6 vols. (1837). Collected in Carlyle, Critical and Miscellaneous Essays (1827-1855).
Not drunk is he who from the floor
Can rise alone and still drink more;
But drunk is they, who prostrate lies,
Without the power to arise.Thomas Love Peacock (1785–1866) English novelist, satirist, poet, merchant
The Misfortunes of Elphin, ch. 3 (1829)
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We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing it.
William Hazlitt (1778–1830) English writer
Men and Manners, “On Prejudice” (1852)
