“In a way, I see religion as a pinnacle of human achievement. In inventing God, we’ve developed the ability to consider our own straits—and we’ve equipped Him with the kind of handy loopholes that enable us to believe we only have so much control. The truth is that most people enjoy a certain level of impotence. But I think we do have control—so much that it scares us to death. As a species, God might be the greatest gift we’ve ever given ourselves. The gift of sanity.”
― The Immortalists
― The Immortalists
“I suppose I think we need God for the same reason we need art.” “Because it’s nice to look at?” “No.” Mira smiled. “Because it shows us what’s possible.”
― The Immortalists
― The Immortalists
“Each affects the other, and the other affects the next, and the world is full of stories, but the stories are all one.”
― The Five People You Meet in Heaven
― The Five People You Meet in Heaven
“People don’t die because of loyalty.”
They don’t?” She smiled. “Religion? Government? Are we not loyal to such things, sometimes to the death?”
Eddie shrugged.
Better,” she said, “to be loyal to one another.”
― The Five People You Meet in Heaven
They don’t?” She smiled. “Religion? Government? Are we not loyal to such things, sometimes to the death?”
Eddie shrugged.
Better,” she said, “to be loyal to one another.”
― The Five People You Meet in Heaven
“You're never been wrong before, Spottedleaf. If StarClan has spoken, then it must be so. Fire will save our Clan. -Bluestar, Into the Wild”
― Into the Wild
― Into the Wild
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