“Anyone whose goal is 'something higher' must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo? Fear of falling? No, Vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of the emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“As soon as a religion comes to dominate it has as its opponents all those who would have been its first disciples. ”
― Human, All Too Human
― Human, All Too Human
“It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.”
― VALIS
― VALIS
“A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading.”
― Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
― Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
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