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God can be good and terrible—not in succession—but at the same time.
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“Inside us there is a place that is our true self.”
― Xenocide
― Xenocide
“Relation of word to object . . . what is a word? Arbitrary sign. But we live in words. Our reality, among words not things. No such thing as thing anyhow; a gestalt in the mind.”
― Time Out of Joint
― Time Out of Joint
“Take this moment right here, and ask yourself, What is now lacking?”
― Green Mars
― Green Mars
“When you don't understand the consequences of your acts, how can you be blamed for them?" ...
"You don't take the blame," he answered. "But you still take responsibility. For healing the wounds you caused.”
― Xenocide
"You don't take the blame," he answered. "But you still take responsibility. For healing the wounds you caused.”
― Xenocide
“In the cramped environment of little houses, with the car parked under the kitchen window, clothes hanging in the yard, countless skimpy errands keeping her involved until nothing else is left, only a preoccupation with things to get done, things to have ready”
― Time Out of Joint
― Time Out of Joint
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