Manichean dualism is the single worst idea people ever came up with – this notion that you can divide humankind into the children of light and the children of darkness.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
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Unknown
By night, Love, tie your heart to mine, and the two together in their sleep will defeat the darkness
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Pablo Neruda
We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand, and it is no good moving from place to place to save things; because the shadow always follows. Choose a place where you won't do harm - yes, choose a place where you won't do very...
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E.m. Forster
How can I be substantial if I do not cast a shadow? I must have a dark side also If I am to be whole
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C.g. Jung
I wonder if that's how darkness wins, by convincing us to trap it inside ourselves, instead of emptying it out. I don't want it to win.
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Jasmine Warga
More Quotes By James K. Morrow
Manichean dualism is the single worst idea people ever came up with – this notion that you can divide humankind into the children of light and the children of darkness.
If a cavalcade of organized killing has nothing to teach us, I don’t know what does.
If there is a god, I think he has a sense of humour. He does not require human beings to protect him from satire.
Blessed are the mendacious, for they shall grow wealthy beyond their wildest dreams.
The next time somebody announces that he plans to get Medieval on your ass, tell him you're going to get Renaissance on his gonads.
