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Given the mention of coffee on that page and the title of the site (not to mention other recent events): "It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It i
by arethuza 6y ago
Given the mention of coffee on that page and the title of the site (not to mention other recent events):
"It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion."
- jmt_ 6y agoI'm reminded of a quote by a coworker: "Through God, I can do anything. But without coffee, I can do nothing"
- SketchySeaBeast 6y agoIs "It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning." too on the nose?
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- keiferski 6y ago"Delightedly he seized hold of the bag containing the sugar and poured sugar into the coffee cup until it was piled up above the rim. Next came the incredibly strong, black coffee, which slowly dissolved the white pyramid." - Joakim Garff on Søren Kierkegaard
- saeranv 6y agoBalzac apparently drank 50(!) cups of coffee per day.
- space_ghost 6y agoThe New Yorker did a fantastic reenactment of this. There's a short clip (1) on Youtube but the original is much longer and becomes quite bizarre very quickly. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuDP99eGo2w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuDP99eGo2w
- 5cott0 6y ago"Many people claim coffee inspires them, but, as everybody knows, coffee only makes boring people even more boring."
- bryanrasmussen 6y agoI think the first cup of coffee in the morning helps give them the necessary focus they need to set in on boring you.
- akira2501 6y agoLikewise, I've read that his addiction was so great that he used to just eat coffee grounds in the morning while waiting for the first brew to finish.