“He knew that a middle-aged man can be so desperate for wisdom he may try to make some up, and how deadly that can be to a youngster who believes him.”
― The Silence of the Lambs
― The Silence of the Lambs
“Like a living body, no running building is without its small, unaccountable bumps and muffled clanks; yet even if they’re mostly benign noise, at night they’re magnified by the ever-present hush, and their unfamiliarity never fails to inflame the imagination of the sleepless newcomer.”
― Lesath
― Lesath
“Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand.”
― Angels & Demons
― Angels & Demons
“Every empire, however, tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not to plunder and control but to educate and liberate."
(Los Angeles Times, July 20, 2003)”
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(Los Angeles Times, July 20, 2003)”
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“The sound of chairs scraping back rose to the vaulted ceiling, as did a few stray coughs. But that was it. There was peace and order as soon as everyone took their seats.”
― Lesath
― Lesath
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