“My life seemed to be a series of events and accidents. Yet when I look back I see a pattern.” — Benoit Mandelbrot, “A Fractal Life,” New Scientist (02004-11-10)
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“Everybody wants a story, because stories that begin and end can have a point, and with enough points, we can build some meaning, and maybe inject a purpose into life.” — Peter Welch, And Then I Thought I Was a Fish
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“One should never mistake pattern … for meaning.” — Iain Banks, The Hydrogen Sonata
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“We have been trained to think of patterns, with the exception of those of music, as fixed affairs. It is easier and lazier that way but, of course, all nonsense.” — Gregory Bateson, Mind and Nature
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“Others follow patterns; we alone are unpredictable.” — Mignon McLaughlin, The Complete Neurotic’s Notebook
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