Matt G

“it occurs to me that all scarecrows look as if they've been crucified.”
― Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep

“To its acolytes, the Marine Corps was no less than a secular religion-Jesuits with guns-grounded in a training regimen and an ethos that relied on a historical narrative of comradeship and brotherhood in arms stretching over 150 years. In short, if a man wanted to be part of America's toughest lineup, he had best join the institution that had fought at the Halls of Montezuma and Tripoli, Belleau Wood and Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Iwo Jima.”
― Tom Clavin, The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat

“What did the Aztec population understand when the first Franciscan missionaries spoke to them? How have women heard a gospel preached mostly by men?”
― justo L. González, The Story of Christianity: Volume 2: The Reformation to the Present Day

“... A self-identity with such specific labels will ensure the True Self will never be heard, but then, of course, that's the idea.”
― david icke, The Dream: The Extraordinary Revelation Of Who We Are And Where We Are