"Life justified itself. It might be cruel, treacherous, ironic, but it was life, and pain was as much a part of it as joy."

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Source : Sheila Kaye-Smith (1923). “The Challenge to Sirius”

Sheila Kaye-Smith

#Life Quotes #Pain Quotes #Joy Quotes

“I make ***** eat dirt and fart dust, Then give you a $80 gift certificate to Pussies "Ð¯" Us.”
“Organized religions in general, in my opinion, are dying forms,”
“Telling a true story about personal experience is not just a matter of being oneself, or even or finding oneself. It is also a matter of choosing oneself.”
“I'll never retire. I like what I'm doing.”
“Those who are in Christ are on the winning side. Part of what must happen during this period of great harvest for the kingdom of God is a massive wealth transfer. It is not going to happen by theft or governmental policy. It is going to happen supernaturally. Those invested in Godâ€™s market are going to reap a windfall. Make up your mind now to buy in.”
“The infernal storm, eternal in its rage, sweeps and drives the spirits with its blast; it whirls them, lashing them with punishment. When they are swept back past their place of judgment then come the shrieks, laments, and anguished cries; there they blaspheme God's almighty power.”
“It is not death or dying that is tragic, but rather to have existed without fully participating in life- that is the deepest personal tragedy.”
“It is one thing to be well-read on a subject; it is quite another to be part of the subject itself. It is an unfortunate fact that there are many individuals who make magick there life without making their life magick.”

Source : Aleister Crowley, Lon Milo DuQuette, Christopher S. Hyatt (1992). “Aleister Crowley's Illustrated Goetia: Sexual Evocation”, New Falcon Pubns

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