One of the things they never told you about growing old alone was how desperate you’d get for that simple human right—or how hard you’d cling to it once you found it again.
“If we know our original blessing, we can easily handle our original sin. If we rest in a previous dignity, we can bear insults effortlessly. If you really know your name is on some eternal list, you can let go of the irritations on the small lists of time. Ultimate security allows you to suffer small insecurity without tremendous effort. If you are tethered at some center point, it is amazing how far out you can fly and not get lost.”
― Adam's Return: The Five Promises of Male Initiation
― Adam's Return: The Five Promises of Male Initiation
“Concepts create idols; only wonder comprehends anything. People kill one another over idols. Wonder makes us fall to our knees.”
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“The human soul isn't sold once but rather slowly and methodically and piece by piece.”
― The Hellfire Club
― The Hellfire Club
“Life is choice. All day, everyday. Who we talk to, where we sit, what we say, how we say it. And our lives become defined by our choices. It's as simple and as complex as that. And as powerful. so when I'm observing that's what I'm watching for. The choices people make”
― Still Life
― Still Life
“A people who elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices.”
― The Postscript Murders
― The Postscript Murders
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