“I had just come to accept that my life would be ordinary when extraordinary things began to happen. The first of these came as a terrible shock and, like anything that changes you forever, split my life into halves: Before and After.” FirstsHappensWould BeHalfAcceptingForeverTerribleOrdinaryExtraordinaryShockSplitsExtraordinary ThingsBefore And After Book:Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Source: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
“Nature is purposeless. Nature simply is. We may find nature beautiful or terrible, but those feelings are human constructions. Such utter and complete mindlessness is hard for us to accept. We feel such a strong connection to nature. But the relationship between nature and us is one-sided. There is no reciprocity. There is no mind on the other side of the wall.” FeelsMindHumansMayHardFeelingsBeautifulStrongSidesAcceptingWallTerribleConnectionsConstructionReciprocityOne SidedStrong Connection Author:Alan Lightman
“War is not courtesy but the most horrible thing in life; and we ought to understand that, and not play at war. We ought to accept this terrible necessity sternly and seriously. It all lies in that: get rid of falsehood and let war be war and not a game.” WarPlayLyingGamesAcceptingOughtTerribleHorribleThings In LifeFalsehoodCourtesyHorrible Things Book:Delphi Complete Works of Leo Tolstoy (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Leo Tolstoy (Illustrated)
“Fables should be taught as fables, myths as myths, and miracles as poetic fantasies. To teach superstitions as truths is a most terrible thing. The child mind accepts and believes them, and only through great pain and perhaps tragedy can he be in after years relieved of them.” ShouldYearsMindBelieveChildrenPainAcceptingTeachFantasyTaughtTerribleTruth IsMiracleTragedyMythLibertarianPoeticSuperstitionsTerrible ThingsFablesRelieved Author:Hypatia