“The greatest inhumanity that can be ascribed to men is having an opportunity for doing good to others and doing nothing. The serious sin is not always one of commission, but omission.”
― Walk with God
― Walk with God
“Correct morals arise from knowing what Man is—not what do-gooders and well-meaning old Aunt Nellies would like him to be.”
― Starship Troopers
― Starship Troopers
“We make the dragons as we make the gods, because we need them, because, somewhere deep in our hearts, we recognize that a world without them is a world not worth living in.”
― Streams of Silver
― Streams of Silver
“We need to resist becoming moral stamp collectors. We need to be strong enough to let things go.”
― The Existentialist's Survival Guide: How to Live Authentically in an Inauthentic Age
― The Existentialist's Survival Guide: How to Live Authentically in an Inauthentic Age
“No, I would not want to live in a world without dragons, as I would not want to live in a world without magic, for that is a world without mystery, and that is a world without faith.”
― Streams of Silver
― Streams of Silver
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