"There are some men who are witty when they are in a bad humor, and others only when they are sad."

-- Joseph Joubert

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“Mysticism has often been misunderstood as the attempt to escape this simple, phenomenal world to a more pure existence in heaven beyond. This is not mysticism, but Gnosticism. Biblical mysticism is the attempt to exit 'this world' to an alternative reality that pervades the old order. Its goal is to jettison the mind-set that says 'greed is good,' selfishness is normal,' and 'killing is necessary.' Mysticism in biblical terms is not escapism, as so many have caricatured it, but a fight for ethics and social change.”
“Where no paths exist, a man strays only when he misses his destination. There is no crime, no transgression, no sin save foolishness or incompetence, and no obscenity save the tyranny of custom.”

Source : R. Scott Bakker (2008). “The Darkness that Comes Before: The Prince of Nothing, Book One (The Prince of Nothing)”, p.241, The Overlook Press
“Cities are platforms for sharing.”
“I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.”
“Do not be like the cat who wanted a fish but was afraid to get his paws wet.”
“I can't be sure God does not exist... On a scale of seven, where one means I know he exists, and seven I know he doesn't, I call myself a six... That doesn't mean I'm absolutely confident, that I absolutely know, because I don't.”
“I know you feel alone, but just look up at the stars, and everything that is out there is what you really are”

Source : Song: Here For You
“Fear was there, too, cold and hot at the same time, making everything in the plain room sharper, with fewer shadows.”

Source : Allison Brennan (2007). “Fear No Evil”, p.73, Ballantine Books

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