“To escape the power of the unknown, to prove to yourself that you don't believe in it, you accept its spells. Like an avowed atheist who sees the Devil at night, you reason: He certainly doesn't exist; this is therefore an illusion, perhaps a result of indigestion. But the Devil is sure that he exists, and believes in his upside-down theology. What, then, will frighten him? You make the sign of the cross, and he vanishes in a puff of brimstone.” BelieveBookReasonNightLanguageResultsAcceptingProveIllusionDevilCrossesDon't BelieveAtheistTheologySpellsUpside DownPuffIndigestion Book:Foucault's Pendulum Source: Foucault's Pendulum
“The truth is, there is no Islamic army or terrorist group called Al Qaida. And any informed intelligence officer knows this. But there is a propaganda campaign to make the public believe in the presence of an identified entity representing the 'devil' only in order to drive the TV watcher to accept a unified international leadership for a war against terrorism. The country behind this propaganda is the US . . .” KnowsBelieveWarCountryOrderBehindsAcceptingGroupsTvsTruth IsDevilArmyInternationalTerrorismCampaignsTerroristPropagandaIslamicAlsOfficersEntityRepresentingUnifiedWatchersTerrorist GroupsIntelligence Officers Author:Robin Cook
“[Those who accept] the Americanized, Constantinian paradigm [say:] We are of God; they are of the Devil. We are the light; they are the darkness. Our wars are therefore "holy" wars. With all due respect, this is blatant idolatry.” WarLightAcceptingDarknessHolyDevilDuesParadigmIdolatryHoly War Author:Gregory A. Boyd
“Once you shake hands with the devil, you have to accept they are in control.” HandsAcceptingDevilShakes Author:Alex Ferguson
“Those who consider the Devil to be a partisan of Evil and angels to be warriors for Good accept the demagogy of the angels. Things are clearly more complicated.” SpiritualEvilAcceptingDevilAngelComplicatedWarriorPartisansDemagogy Author:Milan Kundera
“We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure, but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world. To make injustice the only measure of our attention is to praise the Devil.” WorldCan DoPleasureAttentionAcceptingRiskThis WorldDevilPraiseInjusticeDelightEnjoymentRuthlessStubbornnessGladnessFurnaces Author:Jack Gilbert
“Look not too long in the face of the fire, O man! Never dream with thy hand on the helm! Turn not thy back to the compass; accept the first hint of the hitching tiller; believe not the artificial fire, when its redness makes all things look ghastly. To-morrow, in the natural sun, the skies will be bright; those who glared like devils in the forking flames, the morn will show in far other, at least gentler, relief; the glorious, golden, glad sun, the only true lamp—all others but liars!” MenFirstsBelieveLooksLongShowsDreamHandsFacesTurnsNaturalAcceptingSunFireSkyDevilAll ThingsGladGoldenFlamesGloriousReliefLiarsArtificialLampsCompassHintsMorrowGhastlyHelm Author:Moby