Gabino Iglesias Books & Quotes

Source: The Devil Takes You Home

“Facts are harder to swallow than rocks, but just as solid.”

Source: Coyote Songs

“Your words will mean something... and so will your silence.”

Truth Silence Responsibility Influence Communication Meaning Power Of Words Introspective Human Connection Emotional Impact

Book:The Devil Takes You Home

Source: The Devil Takes You Home

“The worst part of saying you no longer believe in God is knowing that God is still there, listening to you. That's why the praying sneaks back in when shit goes south. That's why not believing is just standing on the opposite side of the same room you've always been in.”

Belief Prayer Human Nature Existential Introspective Inner Conflict Faith And Doubt Emotional Honesty Religion And Spirituality Crisis Of Faith

Book:The Devil Takes You Home

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“If a gun embodies everything that's wrong with humanity, the internet is a festering mirror that shows us what happens when humanity has been completely lost.”

Dark Human Nature Corruption Existential Dystopian Modern Life Social Commentary Internet Culture Critique Of Society Technology And Humanity

Book:The Devil Takes You Home

Source: The Devil Takes You Home

“There are things in this world that have no explanation. When you come across these things, you have two options. Option one is to try to make things make sense. This is what most people do. They experience something and they try to mold the event to their experiences, to understand what happened using the filter of what they already know. This never works. It only leads to confusion and frustration, yes? The second option is to accept that strange things happen, that the impossible sometimes is real. When you accept it, you can move on with your life. Our ancestors invented gods for this reason and they were happier because of it.”

Philosophy Belief Mystery Human Nature Acceptance Perspective Mythology Existential Coping Mechanisms Unexplained Phenomena

Book:The Devil Takes You Home

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“Ignorance is dangerous, but knowing takes time and effort, and that's something many of us don't have.”

Truth Education Knowledge Learning Awareness Human Nature Ignorance Reflection Social Commentary Time And Effort

Book:The Devil Takes You Home

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“Fishing… is like life: mostly about deception, waiting, luck, and going home empty-handed.”

Life Waiting Expectations Luck Disappointment Deception Fishing

Book:Coyote Songs

Source: Coyote Songs

“The amount of pity you generate in others diminishes with every birthday.”

Empathy Aging Pity Old Age Sympathythy

Book:Coyote Songs

Source: Coyote Songs

“You don't know horror until you've spent a few hours inside a hospital looking at the fitful sleep of a loved one who is being taken from you. You don't know desperation until the uselessness of praying hits you.”

Loss Grief Family Mortality Desperation Emotional Pain Hospital Existential Dread Horror Real Life Prayer And Silence

Book:The Devil Takes You Home

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“We asked La Virgencita to save our baby. We asked God to intercede. We asked the angels to lend a hand. We asked the saints to help us win this battle. They all stayed quiet, and death lived in that silence.”

Death Prayer Loss Grief Emotional Existential Poignant Hope And Despair Faith And Doubt Religion And Spirituality

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“Long drives have their own language, their own rhythm, their own reality.”

Solitude Travel Reflection Driving Atmosphere Poetic Escape Introspective Rhythm Of Life Peaceful Moments

Book:The Devil Takes You Home

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“Power's a strange thing. Some have it and some don't. Those who do have a certain way of speaking that renders options nonexistent.”

Leadership Power Influence Communication Authority Inequality Control Realism Hierarchy Social Dynamics

Book:The Devil Takes You Home

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“You can wrap a shotgun in flowers, but that doesn't make the blast less lethal.”

Dissonance Harsh Truths Deceptive Appearances Brutal Beauty Deadly Elegance Poetic Violence Symbolism Of Power Violence And Aesthetics

Book:The Devil Takes You Home

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“I missed a collection of moments, of movements, of body parts and gestures, of things she did and said. I had no idea if the sum of that was that I missed her as a whole, missed her as a person, but I craved the parts that made her who she was.”

Relationships Grief Identity Longing Memory Intimacy Attachment Introspective Love And Loss Emotional Reflection

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“The love we can show two people can be immense and yet incredibly different.”

Love Truth Relationships Identity Affection Duality Introspective Human Connection Emotional Complexity Nuanced Feelings

Book:The Devil Takes You Home

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“I was oblivion.”

Darkness Identity Transformation Emptiness Existential Minimalism Introspective Self Perception Emotional Depth Being And Nothingness

Book:The Devil Takes You Home

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“I don't know what makes us want to keep on living, what makes us desperately hold on to anything that will allow us to remain on this earth just a little longer despite the pain that comes with it, but I do know that, whatever it is, selfishness resides at its core; selfishness is its black, dangerous heart.”

Philosophy Pain Darkness Human Nature Survival Life And Death Existential Introspective Emotional Struggle Raw Honesty

Book:The Devil Takes You Home

Source: The Devil Takes You Home

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The Devil Takes You Home

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