“Once I know that I can remember
whenever I like, I forget.”
—Umberto Eco
“Once I know that I can remember whenever I like, I forget.”
—Umberto Eco
One hundred idiots make idiotic plans and carry them out. All but one justly fail. The hundredth idiot, whose plan succeeded through pure luck, is immediately convinced he’s a genius.
Iain M. Banks, “Matter”