"we all not only could know everything. we do. we just tell ourselves we don't to make it all bearable.""not knowing everything is all that makes it okay."
- sandman vol. 7
"this is true, it's wise and sad, but it depends for its truth on the coin's other side. mortal humans possess the secrets known to gods, and these secrets are often painful. to negate the pain, men and gods forget, pretend to forget, then forget to pretend, but the great secret knowledge remains within, ready to be gained again, however partially. we share more than the brevity of life with the endless." (peter straub - afterword to "brief lives")
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"this is true, it's wise and sad, but it depends for its truth on the coin's other side. mortal humans possess the secrets known to gods, and these secrets are often painful. to negate the pain, men and gods forget, pretend to forget, then forget to pretend, but the great secret knowledge remains within, ready to be gained again, however partially. we share more than the brevity of life with the endless." (peter straub - afterword to "brief lives")
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hmmmm. maybe death's right. it's all in here.. just within reach.. but too terrifying to know. too scary to think about.
and i would have to agree with del on this one, too. there are some things you'd rather just *not* know. stuff that you're itching to find out about.. but would kill you to learn..
and i would have to agree with del on this one, too. there are some things you'd rather just *not* know. stuff that you're itching to find out about.. but would kill you to learn..
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