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“Pain and guilt tore through him. His soul was bleeding to death. He stood there, waiting to die. How could he not? But such wounds were not fatal.”

Book:Path of Blood

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Path of Blood

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Diana Pharaoh Francis

Diana Pharaoh Francis is an author whose works span across science fiction, fantasy, and literature. Her writing is appreciated for its unique perspective and profound themes. more

“Unfortunately they failed to appreciate the best part of you, preferring to lose themselves in the labyrinth of your grosser illusions. Didn't I show our well-behaved audience an angelized version of you? And you saw their reaction. They were bored and just sat in their seats like a bunch of stiffs. Of course, what can you expect? They wanted the death stuff, the pain stuff. All that flashy junk. They wanted cartwheels of agonized passion; somersaults into fires of doom; nosedives, if you will, into the frenzied pageant of vulnerable flesh. They wanted a tangible thrill. ("Drink To Me Only With Labyrinthine Eyes")”

Modern Society Sadism Sensation Spectacle Thrills

Book:The nightmare factory

Source: The nightmare factory

“Head up, heart open. To better days!”

Inspiration Faith Quotes Confidence Optimism Encouragement Endurance

Book:From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph over Death and Conscious Encounters With the Divine Presence

Source: From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph over Death and Conscious Encounters With the Divine Presence

“Awkward approximations, dull stammerings which cannot convey my sense of exhilaration as I seem to burst impediments, to exceed bounds of the possible, to experience, in the ruins of the human, the birth of something utterly new.”

Expansion Sensation

Book:Dangerous Laughter

Source: Dangerous Laughter

“It smells all right; it makes your head go round; it catches your breath; you feel ticklish all over - and not the faintest clue how it's done. The man's a sorcerer; the thing's a conjuring trick, it's a miracle,"...”

Excitement Sensation Trick

Book:Swann’s Way

Source: Swann’s Way

“There is no false sensation.”

Philosophy Truth Pessimism False Sensation

Book:The Trouble with Being Born

Source: The Trouble with Being Born

“Things as they are clash with things as our top-down invariant processes expect them to be. We shove sensation through the filter of the past to make the future predictable. In the process, we lose the present. But because the present is all that exists, we have lost everything in the bargain.”

Existence Consciousness Awareness Future Contentment Present Being Expectation Sensation

Book:The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being

Source: The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being

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