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“If you are really in love with someone, you never worry about the meaning of life.”
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
“Questions you cannot answer are usually far better for you than answers you cannot question.”
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
“And I felt myself flow toward him, as a river rushes when the ice breaks up.”
― Giovanni’s Room
― Giovanni’s Room
“Silence isn’t neutrality; it is supporting the status-quo.”
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
“When a thousand people believe some made-up story for one month, that’s fake news. When a billion people believe it for a thousand years, that’s a religion, and we are admonished not to call it “fake news” in order not to hurt the feelings of the faithful (or incur their wrath). Note, however, that I am not denying the effectiveness or potential benevolence of religion. Just the opposite. For better or worse, fiction is among the most effective tools in humanity’s tool kit. By bringing people together, religious creeds make large-scale human cooperation possible. They inspire people to build hospitals, schools, and bridges in addition to armies and prisons. Adam and Eve never existed, but Chartres Cathedral is still beautiful.”
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
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