“The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you.”
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“In order not to think of the world which science describes, man gets drunk on technology.”
― Don Colacho's Aphorisms
― Don Colacho's Aphorisms
“Those for whom the world is not enough: saints, conquerors, poets, and all lovers of books.”
― The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert: A Selection
― The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert: A Selection
“As I listened more closely to the joy of her fado, it was apparent, however, that I might have been wrong about Gabriella: her joy seemed a joy made of something deeper, as though love’s raw ingredients, not just the sweet but the star-crossed and bitter, had all blended together and been cooked until tender, until even the final emptiness was a part of the meal.”
― Novel Explosives
― Novel Explosives
“When Famous Shoes finished his song he noticed that the young white man was asleep. During the day he had not trusted enough, and had worn himself out with pointless scurryings. Perhaps even then the song he had just sung was working in the young man’s dreams; perhaps as he grew older he would learn to trust mysteries and not fear them. Many white men could not trust things unless they could be explained; and yet the most beautiful things, such as the trackless flight of birds, could never be explained.”
― Comanche Moon
― Comanche Moon
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