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“Isn’t it strange that the Christian holy family—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—is an all-male ensemble? And isn’t it even stranger that the only woman worshipped alongside the Trinity never becomes a grandmother?”
― Brian C. Muraresku, The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name

“Mimo, że jak teraz, jesienią, dzień wydawałby się coraz krótszy i krótszy, to coraz bardziej mi się dłuży. Nieraz gdy się rano zbudzę i pomyślę, że muszę do wieczora żyć, mam wrażenie, jakby to było znów od urodzenia do śmierci. Nie wiem, czy pan kiedyś coś takiego odczuwał, ale jakby coraz trudniej było przeżyć dzień.”
― Wiesław Myśliwski, Traktat o łuskaniu fasoli

“When we look at The Last Supper, maybe we’re not looking at Christianity’s founding event. Maybe we’re getting a glimpse of the mysterious religion that was practiced by Plato, Pindar, Sophocles, and the rest of the Athenian gang. And just maybe this is how our identity crisis comes to a dramatic end: with a psychedelic plot twist.”
― Brian C. Muraresku, The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name

“In order to portray Jesus as the consummate Son of God, John knew all the loaded terms that would appeal to any Greek speaker of the time. And he used them throughout his Gospel to depict Jesus as the second coming of Dionysus.”
― Brian C. Muraresku, The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name