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“Abraham Maslow said that the fully realized person transcends his local group and identifies with the species. But the election of Ronald Reagan might've been the beginning of my giving up on my species. Because it was absurd. To this day it remains absurd. More than absurd, it was frightening: it represented the rise to supremacy of darkness, the ascendancy of ignorance.”
― Last Words
― Last Words
“When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe?”
― The Wit and Wisdom of Quentin Crisp
― The Wit and Wisdom of Quentin Crisp
“With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.”
― The Merchant of Venice
― The Merchant of Venice
“Once war becomes a clash of absolutes, there is no breathing room for mercy. Absolute truth is blind truth.”
― The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore
― The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore
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