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Beyond a certain point, the whole universe becomes a continuous process of initiation.

— Robert Anton Wilson

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Yates thinks Bruno may have had a role in the invention of either Rosicrucianism or Freemasonry or both.

Everything Is Under Control (1998)

The fallacy is that one can judge the part in isolation from the whole is "the Lie that all men believe."

There is absolutely nothing that can be taken for granted in this world.

The A∴A∴ must rank as the most secretive secret society in the world.

Everything Is Under Control (1998)

You simply cannot invent any conspiracy theory so ridiculous and obviously satirical that some people somewhere don't already believe it.

Everything Is Under Control (1998)

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Since, in the long run, every planetary society will be endangered by impacts from space, every surviving civilization is obliged to become spacefaring — not because of exploratory or romantic zeal, but for the most practical reason imaginable: staying alive.

Carl Sagan Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (1994)

The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible; but all natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is open to their influence. Nature never wears a mean appearance.

Ralph Waldo Emerson Nature (1836)

Her blue eyes sought the west afar,
For lovers love the western star.

Walter Scott The Lay of the Last Minstrel (1805)

Einstein's space is no closer to reality than Van Gogh's sky.

Arthur Koestler The Act of Creation (1964)

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