"In fiction: we find the predictable boring. In real life: we find the unpredictable terrifying."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Uncertainty, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Reality

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"In fiction: we find the predictable boring. In real life: we find the unpredictable terrifying."

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