Flaubert's Errand #6
5 exquisitely crafted sentences of prose I encountered in my recent reading.
"When analytic thought, the knife, is applied to experience, something is always killed in the process."
Philosophy, et cetera :: The Analytic Knife
"But spending on aid to stop migration is like buying a car for the cup-holders, says Mr Clist—it misses the point."
The Economist :: The idea that aid and development slow migration is wrong
"It’s like a denial-of-service attack on their brains."
WIRED :: Y Combinator Is Boot Camp for Startups
"The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (hkex) resembles a financial estuary, says Charles Li, its boss. China’s capital flows mix with the open seas of global markets."
The Economist :: In twenty years, exchanges have gone from clubby firms to huge conglomerates
"Government is the Entertainment division of the military-industrial complex."
Twitter :: Frank Zappa (via Saku Panditharatne)
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