"Once there was a man who was afraid of his shadow. Then he met it. Now he glows in the dark."

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Source : Ben Loory (2011). “Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day”, p.44, Penguin

Ben Loory

#Dark Quotes #Men Quotes #Shadow Quotes

“The real truth is that the war didn't have much to do with it except that it provided a perfect limbo in which two people who were too young and too related could start kissing without anything or anyone making us stop.”
“You have to find a way to not become bitter and live within the parameters of the situation and laugh your way through itâ€¦and you hope for a better day for the next generation.”
“I think pro-athletes should be forced to use steroids. I think we as fans deserve the greatest athletes science can create! Lets go! Anything that will make you run faster, jump higher! I have High-Definition TV! I want my athletes like my video games! Lets go! I could care less if you die at 40. You hate life after sports anyways. I'm doing you a favor.”
“It's pointless to go against digital because sooner or later you won't be able to do anything else.”
“There is no higher calling or greater privilege known to man than being involved in helping fulfill the Great Commission.”
“Let all those in government be warned: They cannot order people to pay for the murder of babies, and betray God Himself, without horrific consequences.”
“Analogy and allegory always seem to be a much more expressive way of reflecting reality. I think Star Trek team have this ability to represent through analogy and extending things to the scientific extreme. They comment on things that are very present in a really powerful way.”
“Coercion is as much the tool of the welfare state as it is of communism. The programs and edicts of both are backed by the police force. All of us know this to be true under communism, but it is equally true under our own brand of welfare statism.”

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