Tom Hilpert > Quotes

“if religious people are going to be blamed for all the intolerance, then non-religious people simply have no right to be intolerant themselves.”
― Tom Hilpert, Superior Justice

“Sometimes it was a handicap, being unable to use profanity. I opted to sigh instead. “I know what that sigh means,” said Julie. “Don’t use that language around me.”
― Tom Hilpert, Superior Justice

“Surely God gave us coffee to show that he wants us to enjoy life. “Well,”
― Tom Hilpert, Superior Justice

“there’s always a payoff for doing something nice for no particular reason.”
― Tom Hilpert, Superior Justice

“guilt is an artificial construct used by the elites of society to oppress others and maintain control.”
― Tom Hilpert, Superior Storm

“Of course, it was always hard to tell the sleepers apart from the Norwegian Lutherans, not to mention the dead people. They all tended to express the same amount of emotion. I consider myself an elite preacher, because I regularly inspire a few Lutherans to nod in agreement when I’m speaking.”
― Tom Hilpert, Superior Secrets

“I don’t know. Maybe she wanted to test your rudeness level.” Actually, I had my mother send them to the church so that I would remember to take them to Alex Chan, my lawyer. However, Julie never needs an excuse to remember my absent-mindedness.”
― Tom Hilpert, Superior Storm

“According to Gibbon, Roman society began to fall apart after marriage lost its value in the culture, and promiscuity became widespread. Divorce became common, families were fractured and then other social institutions also began to break down. Basically, without the dominance of what we call 'the traditional family,' cultures break down and eventually collapse.” “Isn't that a little bigoted? I mean, nowadays, a lot of people feel that there are many different variations of 'family' and all of them basically valid.” “History done right is a bigoted discipline.” Leyla took the glass of water. She sipped it and then winked at me. “This is good. We need a good intellectual discussion right now. So how is history bigoted?” “I guess what I mean is, it shows things as they really are, or were, rather. Nowadays we maintain all choices for family units are equal. We try to pretend that all beliefs and practices are neutral in relation to each other. But history tells a different story. It shows us that not all beliefs and practices are equal in terms of their effects on people. Some things really are better than others. Democracy really is better than Nazism and Communism. Capitalism, for all its faults, really has benefited far more people than socialism. And, according to convincing arguments from people like Edward Gibbon, society really is better off when traditional marriage and morality are valued, as opposed to when they aren't. It isn't just a religious thing either – Gibbon was not a Christian himself. It's just the bigoted historical fact.”
― Tom Hilpert, Superior Storm

“I grinned. “You can’t always get want you want,” I said. “But if you try, sometimes you get what you need,” he said.”
― Tom Hilpert, Superior Justice

“A Scandinavian Lutheran who is asleep looks pretty much the same as one who is dancing. Not that they ever dance, of course.”
― Tom Hilpert, Superior Justice

“Well, I'd want to know more about you before I had you locked up,” I said. Jasmine locked eyes with me and gave me a stunning smile that, for some reason, made me want to blush. Stone's lips twitched slightly.”
― Tom Hilpert, Superior Storm