Tchipakkan

“A man must sometimes laugh at himself or go mad,’ said he. ‘Few realize it. That is why there are so many madmen in the world.”
― Rafael Sabatini, Captain Blood

“It is not human to be wise,’ said Blood. ‘It is much more human to err, though perhaps exceptional to err on the side of mercy.”
― Rafael Sabatini, Captain Blood

“I am sorry, as well, to present such a sketchy and disappointing exegesis of what is in fact the central part of my story.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

“There is a theory that men do not need Paganism because they have endless avenues of societal power available. Why use spells when one can get a bank loan with little trouble? The world already bends over backward to accommodate men, so why perfect the art of magickally shaping it?”
― Thomm Quackenbush, Pagan Standard Times: Essays on the Craft