"And this is the forbidden truth, the unspeakable taboo - that evil is not always repellent but frequently attractive; that it has the power to make of us not simply victims, as nature and accident do, but active accomplices."

-- Joyce Carol Oates

#Evil Quotes #Victim Quotes #Attractive Quotes

“You were dead.' She said. 'And in the whole world there was nothing beautiful left.”

Source : Alessandro Baricco (1998). “Silk”, Vintage
“Ya know, Hitler was this evil, evil man. But with the World Bank and Israel manipulating America, he might have been on to something...”
“It is only the belief and the confidence we have in a God why man is able to understand his own social institutions, and move and live like a rational human being.”
“Great persons are able to do great kindnesses.”
“The best way to find something you have lost is to buy a replacement.”
“So. You're a fallen angel." She folded her arms. "I'm not fallen," he said roughly. "Then what are you?" He shrugged. "Busted.”
“Well, one measure of a good life, I think, is to be engaged in projects that one thinks are meaningful and worthwhile. So I would put the emphasis of a good life on activity, on the walk rather than the destination, and I think that most of the things that any of us do that are really valuable and really important are projects that we really shouldn't expect to be completed in our lifetime because if they could completed in our lifetime, they probably wouldn't be so important that we should devote our lives to them.”
“If your heart takes more pleasure in reading novels, or watching TV, or going to the movies, or talking to friends, rather than just sitting alone with God and embracing Him, sharing His cares and His burdens, weeping and rejoicing with Him, then how are you going to handle forever and ever in His presence? You'd be bored to tears in heaven, if you're not ecstatic about God now!”

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