"It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death."
- Thomas Mann
Love
"A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people."
- Thomas Mann
Self-awareness
"A harmful truth is better than a useful lie."
- Thomas Mann
Integrity
"War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace."
- Thomas Mann
Courage
"Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty unfamiliar and perilous."
- Thomas Mann
Creativity
"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."
- Archer
Philosophy
"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."
- Paine
Philosophy
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."
- Eric Sevareid
Philosophy
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
Philosophy
"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
- G.K. Chesterton
Philosophy