"You seem to think that the only genuine existence evil can have is conscious existence - that no one is evil unless he admits it to himself. I disagree."

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Gene Wolfe

#Thinking Quotes #Evil Quotes #Conscious Quotes

“My parents are pretty cool people.”
“We believe that we should come to an agreement with the Palestinians. But we need two to tango.”
“I proved to my own satisfaction that I am madder than I think.”
“The more pity, that fools may not speak wisely what wise men do foolishly.”
“One of the advantages of being born in an affluent society is that if one has any intelligence at all, one will realize that having more and more won't solve the problem, and happiness does not lie in possessions, or even relationships: The answer lies within ourselves. If we can't find peace and happiness there, it's not going to come from the outside.”
“I used to try to play like [Miles Davis], and Miles caught me copying him one night at Birdland. He said, 'Hey man, why don't you play some of your own stuff.' So, I finally did, because I had copied all his solos.”
“None of us, irrespective of our sexual preference and/or practice, imagine that we can have an intimate relationship with a partner and always have seamless harmony. Indeed, most of us assume that once the â€œhoneymoonâ€ period is over differences will emerge and conflicts will happen. Positively, we also assume that we will be â€œsafeâ€œ in those moments; that even if voices are raised and emotions expressed are intense, there will not be and should not be any abuse or any reason to be unsafe, and that the will to connect and communicate will prevail.”
“Every democracy is constructed day-to-day. And the electoral process reduces and minimalizes every single aspect of human complexity. We're putting it into pamphlets. We're doing a publicity show. We're becoming symbols.”

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