C.A. Gilchrist > Quotes

“Muffled screams of terrorized children punched through the drone of the speaker on stage. Congregation members laughed at the wails and the sad, pleading, little voices that escaped the beating rooms. After a beating was delivered, a sobbing child would be marched back to their seat in front of the entire congregation.”
― C.A. Gilchrist, The Truth About Demons: A Memoir

“I know almost nothing and I’m not the center of the universe. I’m going to die, so I better get to living. Time does not wait. I will learn from history and from those who have journeyed before me. Their stories will help light my path. I will never let anyone silence me or tell me what to believe or say. I will use logic and observation to understand the world and build my truth on that foundation. With the help of books, mentors, and friends, I will find my place in the world. I will find love. I will find joy. I will find meaning. I will never stop searching until the day I die.”
― C.A. Gilchrist, The Truth About Demons: A Memoir

“Aristotle - Observe, make claims, use logic. Buddha - Existence is suffering. Suffering is caused by attachment. The self is an illusion. Descartes - Throw away all beliefs that are not certain. Start from there. Foucault - First, study history. If you are subjugated, rise up. Hume - Nothing is morally absolute. We can never truly understand ourselves. Kant - There are moral absolutes. Suck it, Hume. Kierkegaard - Religion is subjective and should be kept far away from government. Mills - Speak your mind. Keep a close eye on the folks in charge. Nietzsche - Nothing has meaning except what you give it. Live your truth. Plato - The world doesn’t revolve around you. You better justify! Sartre – You’re going to die. The universe doesn’t care. Own it. Socrates - We know nothing.”
― C.A. Gilchrist, The Truth About Demons: A Memoir

“Jehovah’s Witnesses believe you should beat children when they’re misbehaving, even small”
― C.A. Gilchrist, The Truth About Demons: A Memoir

“The only thing you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.” - Albert Einstein”
― C.A. Gilchrist, The Truth About Demons: A Memoir