But hunger is a many-splendoured thing; it needn’t be conceived only in limbic terms, in biology.
“Pray, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner, confessedly unworthy.”
― The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
― The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
“We are the bright new stars born of a screaming black hole, the nascent suns burst from the darkness, from the grasping void of space that folds and swallows--a darkness that would devour anyone not as strong as we. We are oddities, sideshows, talk show subjects. We capture everyone's imagination.”
― A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
― A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
“With how many things are we on the brink of becoming acquainted, if cowardice or carelessness did not restrain our inquiries.”
― Frankenstein
― Frankenstein
“Scriptures, n. The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based.”
― The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
― The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
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