“The world is a big place and our brain is only three pounds.”

—  R. Scott Bakker

"A Conversation with R. Scott Bakker, Part I" http://www.wotmania.com/fantasymessageboardshowmessage.asp?MessageID=141281, wotmania.com, 2005-11-01 (accessed 2006-04-14)

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