"Only the madman is absolutely sure."

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Source : "The Illuminatus! Trilogy" by Robert Anton Wilson, Part I : The Eye in the Pyramid, (p. 176), 1988.

Robert Anton Wilson

#Inspirational Quotes #Skepticism Quotes #Madmen Quotes

“Between me and life is a faint glass. No matter how sharply I see and understand life, I cannot touch it.”
“I had a lot of friends that were extremely hedonistic, extremely debauched, swapping partners etc.”
“I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else.”
“I take a step toward him and grin cheerfully. "With all due respect, I don't see the Republic tacking up wanted posters with your pretty face on them.”
“You can muscle your way to the top as long as you're part of the production, which I am. I'm knitted into the money, so it's very hard to extricate me from the decision-making dynamic.”

Source : "Ben Wheatley: master of the macabre". Interview with Alex Godfrey, www.theguardian.com. June 22, 2013.
“Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.”
“Uncertainty as to our relationship with God is one of the most enfeebling and dispiriting of things. It makes a man heartless. It takes the pith out of him. He cannot fight; he cannot run. He is easily dismayed and gives way. He can do nothing for God. But when we know that we are of God, we are vigorous, brave, invincible. There is no more quickening truth than this of assurance.”
“It's just the world seems a very spacious place without him.”

Source : Freya North (2012). “Cat”, p.81, HarperCollins UK

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