"It is hard to prevent oneself from believing what one so keenly desires, and who can doubt that the interest we have in admitting or denying the reality of the Judgement to come determines the faith of most men in accordance with their hopes and fears."

-- Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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“His scars were hidden and safe in her hand.”
“But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires.”
“There might be false starts and do-overs.You are entitled to experiment before you find your calling.”
“Becoming obsessed with what people think is the quickest way to forget about what God thinks.”
“Observing and understanding are two different things.”
“Life is too fleet for onomatopoeia.”

Source : Mervyn Peake (2007). “Titus Groan”, p.230, The Overlook Press
“But i was high, when i finally had the chance to see, everything thats pretty aintâ€™ always good for me.”
“God is busy with the completion of your work, both outwardly and inwardly. He is fully occupied with you. Every human being is a work in progress that is slowly but inexplicably moving toward perfection. We are each an unfinished work of art both waiting and striving to be completed. God deals with each of us separately because humanity is a fine art of skilled penmanship where every single dot is equally important for the entire picture.”

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