"A: There is no grand scheme of things. B: If there were a grand scheme of things, the fact â€“ the fact â€“ that we are not equipped to perceive it, either by natural or supernatural means, is a nightmarish obscenity. C: The very notion of a grand scheme of things is a nightmarish obscenity."

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Source : Thomas Ligotti (2011). “My Work Is Not Yet Done”, p.14, Random House

Thomas Ligotti

#Mean Quotes #Facts Quotes #Natural Quotes

“My father kept his distance from working-class American blacks.”
“It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood; if they be repealed or revised before they are promulgated, or undergo such incessant changes that no man, who knows what the law is to-day, can guess what it will be tomorrow.”
“It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent.”

Source : "Damn Right: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger". Book by Janet Lowe, 2000.
“Sometimes in order to help He makes us cry Happy the eye that sheds tears for His sake Fortunate the heart that burns for His sake Laughter always follow tears Blessed are those who understand Life blossoms wherever water flows Where tears are shed divine mercy is shown”
“I think Cate Blanchett is fabulous - she just shines in everything she does - and I'm a big Susan Sarandon fan.”
“There's no doubt that after you eat a lot of garlic, you just kind of feel like you are floating, you feel ultra-confident, you feel capable of going out and whipping your weight in wild cats.”
“In a hundred years, no one would know us, but this moment for us would last as long as we did.”
“I like to make up songs. And it's my opinion that all these songs mean a lot to me, but that doesn't mean I think everything needs to leave the house. If it helps me through my life and doesn't bore anybody in theirs.”

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