Stephen R. Donaldson Quote Explained: When you've tried all the salves in the world and they don't work, you start thinking about fire

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We need metaphors of magic and monsters in order to understand the human condition.

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Any belief that puts itself beyond doubt nurtures its own collapse.

- Stephen R. Donaldson

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It is wrong to ask for more than you give freely. In this way, we come to resemble what we hate.

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I may not yet be as old as dirt, but dirt and I are starting to have an awful lot in common.

- Stephen R. Donaldson

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Everything dies, from the smallest blade of grass to the biggest galaxy.

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It is the responsibility of the living to make meaningful the sacrifices of the dead.

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He who waits for the sword to fall upon his neck will surely lose his head.

- Stephen R. Donaldson

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When you’ve tried all the salves in the world and they don’t work, you start thinking about fire

When you’ve tried all the salves in the world and they don’t work, you start thinking about fire

We need metaphors of magic and monsters in order to understand the human condition.

Any belief that puts itself beyond doubt nurtures its own collapse.

It is wrong to ask for more than you give freely. In this way, we come to resemble what we hate.

I may not yet be as old as dirt, but dirt and I are starting to have an awful lot in common.

Everything dies, from the smallest blade of grass to the biggest galaxy.

It is the responsibility of the living to make meaningful the sacrifices of the dead.

He who waits for the sword to fall upon his neck will surely lose his head.

The heart desires, the hand refrains. The Godhead fires, the soul attains.

Books can ignite fires in your mind, because they carry ideas for kindling, and art for matches.

Fire will attract more attention than any other cry for help.

It is the fire of suffering that brings forth the gold of godliness.

This temporal fire is but a painted fire in respect of that penetrating and real fire in hell.

Getting an education at MIT is like taking a drink from a fire hose.

The speech of one who knows what he is talking about and means what he says-it is thought on fire.

I have a need to be all on fire, for I have mountains of ice about me to melt.

When you’ve tried all the salves in the world and they don’t work, you start thinking about fire

When you’ve tried all the salves in the world and they don’t work, you start thinking about fire

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