“[...] Technology has tended to devaluate the traditional vision-inducing materials. The illumination of a city, for example, was once a rare event, reserved for victories and national holidays, for the canonization of saints and the crowning of kings. Now it occurs nightly and celebrates the virtues of gin, cigarettes and toothpaste.”
This book delves into the profound and enduring themes of heaven and hell, offering insights into their representation across different belief systems and philosophical thought. It investigates the nature of these concepts, their historical development, and their impact on human understanding of morality, afterlife, and the divine. more
Aldous Huxley was an English writer and philosopher, renowned for his dystopian novel 'Brave New World'. Born on July 26, 1894, in Godalming, Surrey, England, he was the younger brother of the poet and critic Leonard Huxley. Huxley's works frequently delved into the interplay of science, politics, and philosophy, and he was a prominent figure in the literary movement known as the 'Lost Generation'. He passed away on November 22, 1963. more
“He never forgot anything but he never bothered to arrange his memories. -Hazel, Cannery Row”
“Elective ignorance was a great survival skill, perhaps the greatest.”
“In other words, crew deaths are a feature, not a bug," Cassaway said, dryly.”
“All cat stories start with this statement: "My mother, who was the first cat, told me this...”