Even atheists like ritual.
“Coincidence and intention are two sides of a tapestry, my lord. You may find one more agreeable to look at, but you cannot say one is true and the other is false.”
― The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate
― The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate
“write down what I observe in my notebooks. I do this for two reasons. The first is that Writing inculcates habits of precision and carefulness. The second is to preserve whatever knowledge I possess for you, the Sixteenth Person.”
― Piranesi
― Piranesi
“No, she simply felt - at times, mind you, not all the time, but at sharp and distinctive intuitive moments - as if she had no real existence, except for what she said and did and perceived and et cetera, and that these were, it seemed at such times, not really under her control. There was nothing pure.”
― The Broom of the System
― The Broom of the System
“Knowledge makes men gentle; reason leads to humanity; but prejudices can only eradicate both these dispositions.”
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“Well, it’s just family hating. It’s not like real hating.”
― The Broom of the System
― The Broom of the System
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