Silvanesti Of Dragonlance Quotes & Sayings

The upshot is a hermeneutics of suspicion; if someone tells you that he or she has converted to unbelief because of science, don't believe them. Because what's usually captured the person is not scientific evidence per se, but the form of science: "Even where the conclusions of science seem to be doing the work of conversion, it is very often not the detailed findings so much as the form" (p. 362). Indeed, "the appeal of scientific materialism is not so much the cogency of its detailed findings as that of the underlying epistemological stance, and that for ethical reasons. It is seen as the stance of maturity, of courage, of manliness, over against childish fears and sentimentality" (p. 365). — James K.A. Smith

Why is your grandmother such a bitch to me?"

"Did you just call my ancient, wrinkly, half-crazy grandmother a bitch?" Ian laughs.

"Well, that's what she is!"

Ian shakes his head with another laugh. "Yeah, she is — Keary Taylor

The best things in life are silly. — Scott Adams

The greatest gift that you can give yourself is a little bit of your own attention. — Anthony J. D'Angelo

What is interesting about self-analysis is that it leads nowhere - it is an art form in itself. — Anita Brookner

At the end of the day, what have I got? A successful Singapore. What have I given up? My life. — Lee Kuan Yew