"This entire opus is respectfully dedicated to all those who have loved unconditionally only to have their hearts unanaesthetically ripped out: Base not your joy on the deeds of others, for what is given can be taken away. No hope = No fear."

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“Hello, children of the Nazis!”

“I left the stage because I thought I had to shit, but then I lost the feeling.”

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“Some people say I'm a pussy. I say, you are what you eat.”

“This next song is called 'Wolf Moon' . Wait with cheering until you hear what the song's about. It's about a guy who turns into a werewolf when he engages in oral sex with a menstruating woman . You wanna call me a pussy? You are what you eat.”

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"It is only due to a lack of heart for the Way and a lack of skill in handling their daily conduct that people become vainly tied to fame and gain."

— Dōgen

Literature1200–1253

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"Every basic doctrine of Christianity is nullified to the degree that we accept the ideas and practices of atomic war: the fatherhood of God, the brotherhood of man, the inestimable value of human life…"

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