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1 " The streak of bleach in my hair is as obvious as ever. Am I really going out in public like this? I push my hair backward and forward a few times - but I can't hide it. Maybe I could walk along with my hand carelessly positioned at my head, as if I'm thinking hard. I attempt a few casual, pensive poses in the mirror." Is your head all right?" I swivel round in shock to see Nathaniel at the open door, wearing a plaid shirt and jeans." Er...fine," I say, my hand still glued to my head. " I was just..." Oh, there's no point. I bring my hand down from my hair and Nathaniel regards the streak for a moment." It looks nice," he says. " Like a badger." " A badger?" I say, affronted. " I don't look like a badger." " Badgers are beautiful creatures," says Nathaniel with a shrug. " I'd rather look like a badger than a stoat. "
2 " When one contemplates the streak of insanity running through human history, it appears highly probable that homo sapiens is a biological freak, the result of some remarkable mistake in the evolutionary process. The ancient doctrine of original sin, variants of which occur independently in the mythologies of diverse cultures, could be a reflection of man's awareness of his own inadequacy, of the intuitive hunch that somewhere along the line of his ascent something has gone wrong. "
― Arthur Koestler , The Ghost in the Machine
3 " I've often told people that the greatness of this football program will emerge when The Streak ends. I hope you will all live up to that. It's all numbers. It's nothing. It's not what we're about. It's not what this school represents." -Coach Frank Allocco "
