“We talked about nothing in particular, but it felt like we were talking about the most important things...”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“There is in every village a torch—the teacher: and an extinguisher—the clergyman. —VICTOR HUGO”
― The God Delusion
― The God Delusion
“Our consciousness is also raised by the cruelty and wastefulness of natural selection. Predators seem beautifully ‘designed’ to catch prey animals, while the prey animals seem equally beautifully ‘designed’ to escape them. Whose side is God on?”
― The God Delusion
― The God Delusion
“We stopped laughing, I took the world into me, rearranged it, and sent it back out as a question: "Do you like me?”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“I will describe my eyes and then begin the story. My eyes are blue and resplendent. Now I will begin the story.”
― Everything Is Illuminated
― Everything Is Illuminated
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