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10 May, 2009

Guy De Maupassant quote.

'Now when beliefs are unreasonable one should have all or none at all. I myself am a Freethinker; I revolt at all the dogmas which have invented the fear of death, but I feel no anger toward places of worship, be they Catholic Apostolic, Roman, Protestant, Greek, Russian, Buddhist, Jewish, or Mohammedan. I have a peculiar manner of looking at them and explaining them. A place of worship represents the homage paid by man to "The Unknown." The more extended our thoughts and our thoughts become, the more The Unknown diminishes, and the more the paces of worship will decay. I, however, in the place of church furniture, in place of pulpits, reading desks, altars, and so on would fit them up with telescopes, microscopes, and electrical machines; that is all. ' - My Uncle Sosthenes by Guy De Maupassant
It's so nice to read something written in the Victorian age that is supporting of my own beliefs. Especially among a group of short stories I'm growing to love more and more. I wish everyone would read these, or anything by Guy De Maupassant.
Good wine pleases me greatly, it's so nice to have a glass before bed while reading... when I meet a man who shares these loves I will be truly content.
Stay tuned, real update at some later date.