“I believe that vice is sweet, sir, and good. I intend pursuing it to the very end. That is my philosophy.”
“No,” said my Uncle Toby. “Having an intense headache is your philosophy.”
Thaddeus Crewes, The Seven Long Years.
“What lies hidden in words?” Beware of those few who claim knowledge of this.
Alaric Vesta, The Nine Accidents. (1633)
The atheist can demonstrate only what he does believe.
Tyler Boots, Axios Means Worthy.
“What a psychologist believes,” mused Eleanor. “Now, would that be a short list or a long list?”
Diana Moone, Living Well.
“Be the first to stop applauding!” Ronnie was being derisive again. But he seemed uncertain about what, or whom, he was mocking.
Jason Starling, ed., Adventures in Narrative Parsimony.
“You sound sexy,” confided Jonathan to the TV voice. “Congratulations.”
Devona Twilly, Shallowness, a Novel.
How can we ever recover from the chasm separating the signifier from the signified?
Winston Joyce, Rational Agent Theory.
You must have definitions. Definitions are circular. You need axioms, and those are assumptions. Purity, therefore, is right out.
Trevor Albertus, Malevolent Asymmetry.
[In the west], we are unable to live our culture. We cannot stop being aware of it—as though it were some mechanism that fascinates us, or appalls us.
Alex Twist, A Primer of Posturing.
“Surely,” urged Brad, “by means of diagrams we can uncover all.”
Tristan Holyoke, A Tree Full of Monkeys.
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