“Today is today. But there are many tomorrows”
― The Da Vinci Code
― The Da Vinci Code
“Originally, Tarot had been devised as a secret means to pass along ideologies banned by the Church. Now, Tarot's mystical qualities were passed on by modern fortune-tellers.”
― The Da Vinci Code
― The Da Vinci Code
“the male climax was accompanied by a split second entirely devoid of thought. A brief mental vacuum. A moment of clarity during which God could be glimpsed. Meditation gurus achieved similar states of thoughtlessness without sex and often described Nirvana as a never-ending spiritual orgasm.”
― The Da Vinci Code
― The Da Vinci Code
“Venus and her pentacle became symbols of perfection, beauty, and the cyclic qualities of sexual love. As a tribute to the magic of Venus, the Greeks used her four-year cycle to organize their Olympiads.”
― The Da Vinci Code
― The Da Vinci Code
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