“I've often thought that there isn't any "I" at all; that we are simply the means of expression of something else; that when we think we are ourselves, we are simply the victims of a delusion.”
― Diary of a Drug Fiend
― Diary of a Drug Fiend
“Inevitably it follows that anyone with an independent mind must become 'one who resists or opposes an authority or established convention': a rebel. ...And if enough people come to agree with—and follow—the REBEL, we now have a DEVIL. Until, of course, still more people agree. And then, finally, we have ... GREATNESS.”
― Rebels & Devils; A Tribute to Christopher S. Hyatt
― Rebels & Devils; A Tribute to Christopher S. Hyatt
“One would go mad if one took the Bible seriously; but to take it seriously one must be already mad.”
― Magick: Liber ABA: Book 4
― Magick: Liber ABA: Book 4
“The joy of life consists in the exercise of one's energies, continual growth, constant change, the enjoyment of every new experience. To stop means simply to die. The eternal mistake of mankind is to set up an attainable ideal.”
― The Confessions of Aleister Crowley: An Autohagiography
― The Confessions of Aleister Crowley: An Autohagiography
“Can one drown in one's element... If fish can drown in water, can human beings suffocate in air?”
― The Satanic Verses
― The Satanic Verses
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