"This perversion of the truth, familiar to the artist though it was, always unnerved him afresh and proved too much for him. What was a consequence of the premature ending of his fast was here presented as the cause of it! To fight against this lack of understanding, against a whole world of nonunderstanding, was impossible."

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“It was such a relief to program in user mode for a change. Not having to care about the small stuff is wonderful.”
“Just girt me for the onset with Eternity, When breath blew back, And on the other side I heard recede the disappointed tide!”
“I hope the two wings of the Democratic Party may flap together.”
“Thou shalt not ration justice.”
“God listens not to your words save when He Himself utters them through your lips.”
“There is a life behind the personality that uses personalities as masks. There are times when life puts off the mask and deep answers unto deep.”

Source : Dion Fortune (1971). “Goat Foot God: A Novel”, p.235, Weiser Books
“Nothing again. No one is listening. No one is waiting to hear the kicking of a man above. It is unexpected. You have no ears for someone like me.”
“I believe you've got to utilize what god gave you, so if you have facial hair, there are ways to look good while sporting it.”

Source : Interview with Dave Golokhov, www.askmen.com.

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