Black Hole Entropy

Famous quotes containing the words black, hole and/or entropy:

    Quadroon mermaids, Afro angels, black saints
    balanced upon the switchblades of that air
    and sang.
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    Give a beggar a dime and he’ll bless you. Give him a dollar and he’ll curse you for witholding the rest of your fortune. Poverty is a bag with a hole at the bottom.
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