“To me the question of inspiration is an exercise in hindsight. The truth is inspiration is mysterious at the time. I don't think it's ever a rational process.” ThinkingInspirationProcessExerciseTruth IsRationalMysteriousHindsight Author:Julia Leigh
“In theory I am an agnostic, but pending the appearance of rational evidence I must be classed, practically and provisionally, as an atheist. The chance's of theism's truth being to my mind so microscopically small, I would be a pedant and a hypocrite to call myself anything else.” MindWould BeChanceTheoryTruth IsEvidenceAtheistAppearanceRationalAgnosticHypocriteTheismPedantsPending Book:The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories Source: The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
“The reason that truth is stranger than fiction is that fiction has to have a rational thread running through it in order to be believable, whereas reality may be totally irrational.” MayReasonRealityTruthRunningLyingOrderReadingAbilityFictionHonestyTruth IsAngerStrangerRationalThreadIrrationalBelievableStranger Than Fiction Book:Clearing the ground Source: Clearing the ground
“Being in church so often, spending those hours sitting in front of a highly symbolic array of objects, hearing those beautiful texts - it teaches a kid that there are important truths beyond the literal ones, and that we have ways to access those truths that are, let's say, super-rational.” WayImportantKidsBeautifulHoursChurchTeachFrontsObjectsTruth IsSittingHearingSpendingAccessRationalSymbolicLiteral Author:George Saunders