Book cover: The Lives of Tao

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The Lives of Tao

Wesley Chu

Quotes

  1. Conflict does breed innovation, but so does diversity and cultural development. Bringing people together to share ideas is just as powerful a catalyst.

    p. 325

  2. I’m not one to fall for religious psychobabble, but then I’ve always had a problem with a rabbit that lays painted eggs.

    p. 356

  3. “The world spins despite me, not because of me,” he muttered.

    p. 146

  4. You’re not being paid to like your work.

    p. 58

  5. When someone asked Roen what he did, he explained that he typed incoherent commands that performed virtual tasks to create intangible objects. At the end of the day, Roen wasn’t sure what he did or why he did it—just that every two weeks, he received a paycheck for the hours of his life wasted, building these imaginary things on some server located somewhere.

    p. 57

  6. Every time I think you guys can’t get any more ridiculous, you prove me wrong.

    p. 364

  7. Enlightenment and peace can never be achieved by force.

    p. 202

  8. “Always comes down to money, huh?”

    Makes the damn world go round.

    p. 362

  9. Everyone laid a hand on him and closed their eyes. It reminded Roen of one of those healing prayer circles he attended in college church. No one ever got healed, but it was a good way for him to get close to some girls.

    p. 304

  10. “God, he’s trying to kill me!”

    Doubtful, he is most likely aiming for a non-vital area.

    “Every part of me is vital!”

    p. 86

  11. She is so far out of your league that you are not even playing the same sport.

    p. 124

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