“In battle, in forest, at the precipice in the mountains,
On the dark great sea, in the midst of javelins and arrows,
In sleep, in confusion, in the depths of shame,
The good deeds a man has done before defend him.”
―
On the dark great sea, in the midst of javelins and arrows,
In sleep, in confusion, in the depths of shame,
The good deeds a man has done before defend him.”
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“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
― 1984
― 1984
“The child, in love with prints and maps,
Holds the whole world in his vast appetite.
How large the earth is under the lamplight!
But in the eyes of memory, how the world is cramped!”
― Les Fleurs du Mal
Holds the whole world in his vast appetite.
How large the earth is under the lamplight!
But in the eyes of memory, how the world is cramped!”
― Les Fleurs du Mal
“Yahweh: You've been unhappy because you've desired things that cannot be.
Lucifer: That's what desire IS. The need for what we can't have. The need for what's readily available is called greed.”
― Lucifer, Vol. 11: Evensong
Lucifer: That's what desire IS. The need for what we can't have. The need for what's readily available is called greed.”
― Lucifer, Vol. 11: Evensong
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