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“But had he squandered it? He thought maybe not. At least not entirely. He’d enjoyed his brief moment of wakefulness. He’d seen and experienced amazing things.”
― G.F. Gustav, Blood Loss

“This is one of the reasons I study psychology. I’ve never understood why people are so irrational. How supposedly intelligent people can believe and do obviously stupid things. I sometimes wonder if our ability to deceive ourselves gave us some evolutionary advantage, but I can’t figure out what it would be.”
― G.F. Gustav, Blood Loss

“Why should it? The degree to which we are upset by insults to our beliefs is the measure of our uncertainty in our faith, just as the degree to which personal insults anger us is the measure of our personal insecurity. An insult to faith or person is effective only to the extent we consider the insult”
― G.F. Gustav, The Prophet's Niece

“Life, consciousness, self-awareness, he decided in that moment, amounted to a remarkable gift bestowed upon those fortunate enough to have been born. It had no purpose that he could fathom, aside from the mere fact of its being. Yet it felt like such a pity to squander it.”
― G.F. Gustav, Blood Loss

“It was over. He would be dead within minutes, or hours, at most. He thought that if he had it to do over again, he’d do only one thing differently. He’d try to savor every moment of consciousness. He’d give up complaining about anything, ever again. He’d do his best to remember that the purpose in doing anything lay in the doing. Never in the thing. Because nothing lasts and ultimately, nothing would be remembered. In the end, there would be no one to remember it.”
― G.F. Gustav, Blood Loss

“The degree to which we are upset by insults to our beliefs is the measure of our uncertainty in our faith, just as the degree to which personal insults anger us is the measure of our personal insecurity. An insult to faith or person is effective only to the extent we consider the insult valid and hence feel threatened by it.”
― G.F. Gustav, The Prophet's Niece

“I suppose you’re too stupid to have acquired a vocabulary sufficient to express your emotions.”
― G.F. Gustav, Run Through the Jungle