Bernard Beckett Quotes

Which came first, the mind or the idea of the mind? Have you never wondered? They arrived together. The mind is an idea.

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In the end, living is defined by dying.

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But time passes. Fear becomes a memory. Terror becomes routine; it loses its grip.

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Unable to attribute misfortune to chance, unable to accept their ultimate insignificance within the greater scheme, the people looked for monsters in their midst.

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... from our vantage point it is now clear that the only thing the population had to fear was fear itself.

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