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“It is an old and bitter experience of the human race that when once a gulf-stream of a particular evil has got started, it is always being whipped forward by some new little breeze, or enlarged by some new little stream emptying itself into it. A magnetic power, it seems, in such a gulf-stream of evil, attracts these casual and accidental encouragements.”

Book:A Glastonbury Romance

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A Glastonbury Romance

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John Cowper Powys

John Cowper Powys was an English novelist known for his profound psychological insights and exploration of human nature. His works are characterized by complex plots and rich symbolism, covering a wide range of themes from history to philosophy. more

“Satan and witches. If they admit they are in league with him, then they are disobeying him (since he forbids them to admit to being witches) and they are spared. Those who protest their innocence are burned. A bus driver who falsely claims to have been assaulted is found guilty of wasting police time. A police spokesman declares: 'We already have so many problems with genuine violent crime. What are things coming to if we have to deal with the fake kind?' It is for this reason that a fake hold-up was in the past punished more severely than a real one, for faking evil is even more serious than evil. The hoax is evil raised to the second power. And faking good? Isn't a fake 'good deed' worse than a bad one?”

Evil Hoax Secret Agents

Book:Cool Memories V: 2000 - 2004

Source: Cool Memories V: 2000 - 2004

“Falsehood is not truth. Evil is not good. Ugliness is not beauty. Opinions are not facts. Fantasies are not realities. And, most of all, certainties are not platitudes.”

Reality Truth Evil Beauty Fantasy Good Certainty Falsehood Ugliness Platitude

Author:Jakub Bożydar Wiśniewski

“Evil is always with us. The balance is all.”

Evil Balance Good

Book:The Oracle's Queen

Source: The Oracle's Queen

“Our model of evil ... is Satan, not because he does the wrong things, but because he induces others to do the wrong things by persuading them that evil is right.”