“Once they notice you, Jason realized, they never completely close the file. You can never get back your anonymity. It is vital not to be noticed in the first place.”
Source: Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said (1974), Chapter 6 (p. 75)
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“If you never noticed, it never happened.”
Source: 1Q84 BOOK 1
“Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone?”
As quoted in An Uncommon Scold (1989) by Abby Adams, p. 18
You and Your Research (1986)
Context: Most people like to believe something is or is not true. Great scientists tolerate ambiguity very well. They believe the theory enough to go ahead; they doubt it enough to notice the errors and faults so they can step forward and create the new replacement theory. If you believe too much you'll never notice the flaws; if you doubt too much you won't get started. It requires a lovely balance.
“Let's close the place down and see if anybody notices.”
Comments made just before the United States federal government shutdowns of 1995 and 96, as quoted in and article by James C. Miller III, in The Wall Street Journal (18 October 1995), as discussed in Congress via the Congressional Record https://books.google.com/books?id=HH9KOKGZJJYC&pg=PA28413 by Phil Crane. p. 28413
Post-presidency (1989–2004)
“You can get the monkey off your back, but the circus never leaves town”
Source: Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith