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"I have heard people say that reason leads to agnosticism, but I don't think that is necessarily the case. It was the other way around for me - it led to faith. -Appalachian Melody."

— Mark Heard

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— Jacques Derrida

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— Susan Sontag

Literature1933–2004

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"Nature is like a woman worthy of being placed on a pedestal. In order fully to understand and appreciate her, it is necessary to live with her a long time in intimate proximity."

— Victor Lebrun

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