Quote #17

'Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.'

More from Arthur Koestler

  1. 'The offspring in the marriage of Eros and Logos is tolerance'
  2. 'Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning points there is no other rule possible than th…
  3. 'If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely meant us to stick it out.'
  4. 'Scientists are peeping toms at the keyhole of eternity.'
  5. 'Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.
  6. 'The principle mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers.'
  7. 'A publisher who writes is like a cow in a milk bar.'
  8. 'True creativity often starts where language ends.'

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