Brando SkyhorseFaith is a luxury for those who are able to ignore what the rest of us must see every day. Pessimism, distrust, and irony are the holy trinity of my religion, irony in particular.
About This Quote
The man who wrote this quote, George Orwell once said in a letter to a literary critic that “Pessimism is a necessary attribute of the human race. If men were perfect, there would be no need for criticism. But since we are not, it is necessary to be critical.”
Source: The Madonnas Of Echo Park
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