Man is certain of nothing but his ability to fail. It is the deepest f…

Ken Kesey
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Man is certain of nothing but his ability to fail. It is the deepest faith we have, and the unbeliever- the blasphemer, the dissenter- will stimulate in us the most righteous of furies. ✨ Ken Kesey (2006). Sometimes a Great Notion, p.90, Penguin
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