Rolando

“Had the notion of God not had this flexibility, it would not have survived to become one of the great human ideas.”
― Karen Armstrong, A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

“When one conception of God has ceased to have meaning or relevance, it has been quietly discarded and replaced by a new theology. A fundamentalist would deny this, since fundamentalism is antihistorical: it believes that Abraham, Moses and the later prophets all experienced their God in exactly the same way as people do today. Yet if we look at our three religions, it becomes clear that there is no objective view of “God”: each generation has to create the image of God that works for it. The same is true of atheism. The statement “I do not believe in God” has meant something slightly different at each period of history. The”
― Karen Armstrong, A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

“The orderly is nearing the end of his rounds. I can hear his footsteps echoing in the hall and his ragged breathing. He’s a big man. I can smell his sweat. He’s checking on the inmate next door. It’ll be my turn next. He always saves me for last. I guess it’s because he’s scared of me. I don’t blame him. I’m scared of me, too.”
― Nancy A. Collins, Sunglasses After Dark

“Are you trying to talk me out of going?” “I am trying to figure out who you really are.” “Same man I was last night.” “Last night you smelled like turnips. Tonight you smell of leather and mystery.”
― Gene Doucette, Immortal