#philosophy

"Tourism, human circulation considered as consumption is fundamentally nothing more than the leisure of going to see what has become banal."

"In politics, the pen is at its heaviest because it is weighed down by the collective responsibility it holds towards its people and their future in the eyes of the world."

"My world is about stories that entertain; emotions that move; people you’ll remember; literature that matters."

"Education is the light in the darkness of ignorance."

"God's pleasure--the beauty creation possesses in his regard--underlies the distinct being of creation, and so beauty is the first and truest word concerning all that appears within being; beauty is the showing of what is; God looked upon what he had wrought and saw that it was good."

"Gradually Then Instantly [10w] We fall in love the way we lose our minds."

"The level of consciousness defines the level of understanding and awareness."

"But only he who, himself enlightened, is not afraid of shadows."

"One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion."

"I grew up once, I decided never to do it again"

"If you don't know what to do next take the oath that will enhance your soul and erase your ego, & from the quiet space inside yourself, you will know what to do."

"If you've got the truth you can demonstrate it. Talking doesn't prove it."

"What is God? [17] [10w] God has a fondness for cosmology and carbon-based life forms."

"This time, there was no escape, I could not turn away, could not leave without accepting what I had done. There was only one way to the other side, and that was through the pain."

"Devotion to the truth is the hallmark of morality; there is no greater, nobler, more heroic form of devotion than the act of a man who assumes the responsibility of thinking."

"Life loses its meaning when we are not living in peace."

"The Road to Poetry Hell [10w] The road to poetry hell is likepaved with similes."

"Contrary to the ecologists, nature does not stand still and does not maintain the kind of equilibrium that guarantees the survival of any particular species - least of all the survival of her greatest and most fragile product: man."

"When you smile, you fill the world with joy."

"Underage-Killers [10w] Underage-killers like making a whooshing sound when they shoot people."