Obadiah 1–4
“The probability of life originating from accident is comparable to the unabridged dictionary resulting from an explosion in a printing shop.”
–Dr. Edwin Conklin
Obadiah 4–9
“I’m no child. I do not want a heavenly father any more.”
–Heinrich Heine
“We asked Compte to lift the veil from the holy of holies and show us the all perfect object of worship. He produces a looking glass and shows us ourselves.”
–James Martineau
“The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless is not merely unfortunate but almost disqualified for life.”
–Dr. Albert Einstein
Looking up at the stars, I know quite well
That, for all they care, I can go to hell....
Were all stars to disappear or die,
I should learn to look at an empty sky
And feel its total dark sublime,
Though this might take me a little time.
–W. H. Auden, "The More Loving One" from Homage to Clio
How well do I remember,
'Twas in the bleak December
As I was strolling down the street in manly pride,
When my heart began to flutter
And I fell into a gutter,
And a pig came up and lay down by my side.
As I lay there in the gutter,
My heart still all a-flutter,
A man passing by chanced to say,
“You can tell a man that boozes
By the company he chooses,”
And the pig got up and slowly walked away.
–Author unknown
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