“Religion has no place in his heart, his home, or his conversation. He is all talk, and his religion is to make noise with his mouth."
"Really!”
― The Pilgrim's Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come
"Really!”
― The Pilgrim's Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come
“They had hoped, hated, loved, suffered, sung, and wept. They had known loss. They had surrounded and comforted themselves with objects. They had driven automobiles. They had walked dogs and pushed children on swing sets and waited in line at the grocery store. They had said stupid things. They had kept secrets, nurtured grudges, blown upon the embers of regret. They had worshipped a variety of gods or no god at all. They had awakened in the night to the sound of rain. They had apologized. They had attended various ceremonies. They had explained the history of themselves to psychologists, priests, lovers, and strangers in bars. They had, at unexpected moments, experienced bolts of joy so unalloyed, so untethered to events, that they seemed to come from above; they had longed to be known and, sometimes, almost were. Heirs”
― The City of Mirrors
― The City of Mirrors
“Quote of the day: (Opening chapter from, Heresy)
"He zaps from channel to channel, finally accepting to complete the job, bravely initiated by the alcohol, to further numb his tortured brain, and watch an emission, perfectly tailored for the degenerated masses, cynically named, ‘Switzerland has talent”
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"He zaps from channel to channel, finally accepting to complete the job, bravely initiated by the alcohol, to further numb his tortured brain, and watch an emission, perfectly tailored for the degenerated masses, cynically named, ‘Switzerland has talent”
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“I'd leave all my haters in my motherfucking dust.”
― Stalker Stalked
― Stalker Stalked
“Although Chief Nalte and the Pythoness Cardea had been discrete about the mishap, I could see by the nodding and murmuring ascending the amphitheatre, row by row, that news of the concern over the girls’ disappearance was spreading.”
― The Casebook of Elisha Grey
― The Casebook of Elisha Grey
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