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1 " There comes a moment in history when ignorance is no longer a forgivable offense... a moment when only wisdom has the power to absolve. - Bertrand Zobrist "
― Dan Brown , Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)
2 " It has always been this way. Death is followed by birth. To reach paradise, man must pass through inferno. - Bertrand Zobrist "
3 " Nothing is more creative... nor destructive... than a brilliant mind with a purpose. "
4 " If we don't embrace them, then we are as undeserving of life as the caveman who freezes to death because he's afraid to start a fire. "
5 " Forgive them, you might say, for they know not what they do. But there comes a moment in history when ignorance is no longer a forgivable offense, a moment when only wisdom has the power to absolve. "
6 " I am the shade. Through the dolent city, i flee. Through the eternal woe, i take flight.. "
7 " Madness breeds madness. "
8 " Oftentimes, those special brains, the ones that are capable of focusing more intently than others, do so at the expense of emotional maturity "
9 " So long as they speak your name, you shall never die. "
10 " The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis. "
11 " The decisions of our past are the architects of our present. "
12 " The human mind has a primitive ego defense mechanism that negates all realities that produce too much stress for the brain to handle. It’s called Denial. "
13 " Believe me, I know what it's like to feel all alone...the worst kind of loneliness in the world is the isolation that comes from being misunderstood, It can make people lose their grasp on reality. "
14 " Denial is a critical part of the human coping mechanism. Without it, we would all wake up terrified every morning about all the ways we could die. Instead, our minds block out our existential fears by focusing on stresses we can handle—like getting to work on time or paying our taxes. "
15 " The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their silence at times of crisis. "
16 " I believe that thinking about the problem … is your problem. "
17 " I'm a fan of the truth... even if it's painfully hard to accept. "
18 " Only one form of contagion travels faster than a virus. And that's fear. "
19 " Dante's poem, Langdon was now reminded, was not so much about the misery of hell as it was about the power of the human spirit to endure any challenge, no matter how daunting. "
20 " The truth can be glimpsed only through the eyes of death. "