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Never forget, gentlemen, that the center is not less good, not less interesting, or less powerful than the extremes because it makes less noise.

"Today we seem to live in a world where actions can have consequences we could never have imagined, where guilt and shame are more at hand than ever, nd where we have no means whatsoever of redemption. We do not know who could offer it, who could accept it, and whether it is a desirable quality compared to an endless cycle of fiery certainty and denunciation." Page 183

"As one of the consequences of the death of God, Friedrich Nietzsche foresaw that people would find themselves stuck in cycles of Christian theology with no way out. Specifically that people would inherit the concepts of guilt, sin and shame but would be without the means of redemption which the Christian religion also offered." Page 182

The 37 pages of introduction were worth the price of admission. Looking forward to the next 572 pages, though there will be no speed reading in this book.

Well here goes ... the start of a 1,076 page novel which according to one reviewer has only one flaw. It’s too short 😯