"Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn't there. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything."

-- Robert A. Heinlein

#Atheist Quotes #Cat Quotes #Dark Quotes

“As physics is a mental reconstruction of material processes, perhaps a physical reconstruction of psychic processes is possible in nature itself.”

Source : Marie-Louise Von Franz (2001). “Psyche and Matter”, p.203, Shambhala Publications
“Man has wants deeper than can be supplied by wealth or nature or domestic affections. His great relations are to his God and to eternity.”

Source : Mark Hopkins (1853). “A Discourse Commemorative of Amos Lawrence: Delivered by Request of the Students, in the Chapel of Williams College, February 21, 1853”, p.31
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
“I got everybody on my side through comedy.”
“The budget acknowledges the importance of maintaining our ports and waterways to encourage commercial deep-draft navigation and economic competitiveness.”

Source : "Lawmakers brawl over bayou district" by Jonathan Allen and Adam Snider, www.politico.com. April 15, 2012.
“poetry ... shows with a sudden intense clarity what is already there.”

Source : Helen Smith Bevington (1961). “When Found, Make a Verse of”
“Kat felt her heart beat faster, adrenaline pumping through her veins, and she knew he was right. She studied him for a long time. "Do you believe in curses, Hale?" He looked at her. "I believe in you.”
“The one close to me now; even my own body--these too will soon become clouds, floating in different directions.”

Source : no Komachi Ono, Izumi Shikibu (2015). “The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi anmd Izumi Shikibu, Women of teh Ancient Court of Japan”, p.147, Vintage

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