There was such a difference, he thought, between the beauty that illuminated, and the beauty that was illuminated.

R. Scott Bakker
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There was such a difference, he thought, between the beauty that illuminated, and the beauty that was illuminated. To say that the difference between the two is a beautiful thing is to say that there is a connection between beauty and goodness. However, if you study the words closely enough, you will see that this is not true. Beauty can exist without goodness.

What makes something beautiful does not need to be good at all. In fact, it can be so much better when it contains no goodness at all.

Source: The Warrior Prophet

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