"One man's faith is another man's delusion"

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Source : Anthony Storr (2015). “Feet Of Clay: The Power and Charisma of Gurus”, p.198, Simon and Schuster

Anthony Storr

#Men Quotes #Delusion Quotes

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.”
“We must look for consistency. Where there is a want of it we must suspect deception.”
“There's so much excitement around the Phish tours, and if it stopped feeling that way, it would ruin everything we've done for seventeen years.”
“Grown-ups don't look like grown-ups on the inside either. Outside, they're big and thoughtless and they always know what they're doing. Inside, they look just like they always have. Like they did when they were your age. Truth is, there aren't any grown-ups. Not one, in the whole wide world.”
“We want you. We wanted you yesterday, we want you today and we'll want you tomorrow. There's nothing you could do to change that.”
“Now I wear my cancer like I wear my blackness I'm proud!”
“The art gods cooked up something special for James Ensor.”
“Each time my heart is broken it makes me feel more adventurous (and how the same names keep recurring on that interminable list!), but one of these days there'll be nothing left with which to venture forth. Why should I share you? Why don't you get rid of someone else for a change?”

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