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“I am only alive because I have not yet died.”

Book:All the Light We Cannot See

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All the Light We Cannot See

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Anthony Doerr

Anthony Doerr is an American author of novels known for his delicate narrative and profound character development. His works often explore themes of history, memory, and human experience. Born on October 27, 1973, Doerr graduated from Yale University. His career began with writing short stories for The New Yorker, which later led to his long-form novel writing. more

“How, you will go on, how have they been able to convince rational beings that the thing most difficult to understand is the most vital to them? It is that mankind has been terrorized; it is that when one is afraid one ceases to reason; it is, above all, that we have been advised to mistrust reason and defy it; and that, when the brain is disturbed, one believes anything and examines nothing. Ignorance and fear, you will repeat to them, ignorance and fear - those are the twin bases of every religion.”

Reason Religion Fear Ignorance De Sade

Book:Philosophy in the Boudoir

Source: Philosophy in the Boudoir

“All truth is double, and perhaps multiple; absolute reason is as dangerous as absolute faith; reason also has its madness”

Reason Truth Faith

Book:Myself with Others: Selected Essays

Source: Myself with Others: Selected Essays

“Reason, according to Objectivism, is not merely a distinguishing attribute of man; it is his fundamental attribute-his basic means of survival. Therefore, whatever reason requires in order to function is a necessity of human life.”

Reason Objectivism

Book:Philosophy: Who Needs It

Source: Philosophy: Who Needs It