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“Believing things on authority only means believing them because you have been told them by someone you think trustworthy. Ninety-nine per cent of the things you believe are believed on authority... Every historical event in the world is believed on authority. None of us has seen the Norman Conquest or the defeat of the Armada.”

“Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between church and State.”

“Believing you are worthy of love means that you believe I deserve to be treated well - with respect and dignity. I deserve to be cherished and adored by someone. I am worthy of an intimate and fulfilling relationship. I won't settle for less than I deserve. I will do whatever it takes to create that for myself.”

“Believing, repenting, and the like, are the product of the new nature; and can never be produced by the old corrupt nature... as the child cannot be active in his own generation, so a man cannot be active in his own regeneration. The heart is shut against Christ: man cannot open it, only God can do it by his grace.”

“Belikov is a sick, evil man who should be thrown into a pit of rabid vipers for the great offense he commited against you this morning." "Thank you." I said primly. Then, I considered. "Can vipers be rabid?" "I don't see why not. Everything can be. I think. Canadian geese might be worse than vipers, though." "Canadian geese are deadlier than vipers?" "You ever try to feed those little bastards? They're vicious. You get thrown to vipers, you die quickly. But the geese? That'll go on for days. More suffering." "Wow. I don't know whether I should be impressed or frightened that you've thought about all of this.”

“Belinda was able to carry the most complicated orders for six or seven tables in her head without ever forgetting an item. She also knew instinctively what her customers would order before they did. Her predictions became something of a parlor trick for a while, in fact. Beyond such obvious attributes, however, Belinda was able to morph both her personality and her looks to suit whoever she was waiting on. For example, I'd watch her waiting on a group of young women and she'd appear reserved and fresh faced. Her conversation with them would be friendly but impersonal, never threatening. For couples, she'd become sophisticated, knowledgeable, and attractive. When waiting on men, she became girlishly flirtatious and subtly sexy. Were it not for her obvious sincerity at the table, Belinda would have merely been a good actress. But I don't believe that Belinda herself was aware of her transformations, and that detachment was part of the reason she made more money and received more compliments on her service than any of her coworkers.”

“Belirli işlerin nöral devrelere kazınmasıyla elde edilen ikinci avantaj, enerji verimliliğidir. Beyin, düzeneklerini optimize ederek problem çözmek için gerekli enerjiyi asgariye indirir. Bizler gerçekte pille çalışan hareketli yaratıklar olduğumuzdan enerji tasarrufu bizim için yaşamsal önem taşır.”

“Belize: Hell or heaven? [Roy indicates "Heaven" through a glance] Belize: Like San Francisco. Roy Cohn: A city. Good. I was worried... it'd be a garden. I hate that shit. Belize: Mmmm. Big city. Overgrown with weeds, but flowering weeds. On every corner a wrecking crew and something new and crooked going up catty corner to that. Windows missing in every edifice like broken teeth, fierce gusts of gritty wind, and a gray high sky full of ravens. Roy Cohn: Isaiah. Belize: Prophet birds, Roy. Piles of trash, but lapidary like rubies and obsidian, and diamond-colored cowspit streamers in the wind. And voting booths. Roy Cohn: And a dragon atop a golden horde. Belize: And everyone in Balencia gowns with red corsages, and big dance palaces full of music and lights and racial impurity and gender confusion. And all the deities are creole, mulatto, brown as the mouths of rivers. Race, taste and history finally overcome. And you ain't there. Roy Cohn: And Heaven? Belize: That was Heaven, Roy.”

“Belki de gerçek olan rüyalarımızdır. Yani ruhumuzun bedenimizden ayrılıp sonsuzluk aleminde tüm zaman kavramlarını tepe taklak olup geçmişin, geleceğin ve şimdinin aynı anda zühur etmesi bu yüzdendir. Ölüm anında da bu öyle olmaz mı? Şimdinin içinde iken insan bir yandan ahirdeki yerini görür, bir yandan da tüm o geçmiş zamanlara belki de birkaç salise içinde yolculuk yapar. Yani zaman mevhumu sıfırlanır adeta.”

“Belki de Nurullah sadece bizden önceki yazarların şişirdiği bir balondu ve biz bir balonla karşılaşma ihtimalini göze alamadığımız için ona hep uzak duruyor, belli belirsiz seçilen siluetinde ısrarla bir derinlik arıyorduk. Nesiller süren bu rüyadan uyanma cesaretini kendimizde bulamadığımızdan bir seraba sarılıyor, ondan erdem bekliyorduk. Belki de bizim canımız yanarken olup biten onca şeye mezar gibi kayıtsız kalabilen bu adamın hâlâ sanatlı işlemeler yapabiliyor olmasını anlayamadığımdan bu kadar tuhaf söylüyorum.”