Maarten Hoepel

“We moved from being a part of nature to being apart from nature.”
― David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future

“By using the word ‘tolerance,’ you’re simply placing yourself on a higher plane than those you tolerate. Tolerance is only possible when one fosters a deep-rooted sense of superiority.”
― Herman Koch, Dear Mr. M

“It was their favorite bitter joke: those who fight against prophecy only draw it more tightly around their throats.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“I thought once that gods are the opposite of death, but I see now they are more dead than anything, for they are unchanging, and can hold nothing in their hands.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe