Just a thought

It is not our human development that enables us to dream,
fantasy is the sine-qua-non of human civilisation.
The essence of evolution lies in the fact that things look different in our thoughts.

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Wishes 2008

Fantasy to hold on to, when the world around you crumbles. More golden magic, to light the darkness that surrounds us. Diamant tears that do not fall in vain. Enough sanity to keep on going. Elasticity, so you can bend all the way without breaking. Life. Acceptance, and something to smash it with. Inner strength to be the last one standing, even if there is no one around to see it.

And for you guys, a very good year too.

The line between middlegame and endgame is often not clear, and may occur gradually or with the quick exchange of a few pairs of pieces. The endgame, however, tends to have different characteristics from the middlegame, and the players have correspondingly different strategic concerns.

oh honestly
why should/do I care?