Quote by Tom Perrotta
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I think Im fascinated by the power of religion in our culture. Like a lot of secular, liberal people, I ignored it for a long time. Lately, of course, just from a political perspective, its impossible to ignore. – Tom Perrotta

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I read The Great Gatsby in high school and was hypnotized by the beauty of the sentences and moved by the story about the irrevocability of lost love. – Tom Perrotta

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I have actual dreams of Bruce Springsteen calling me up on stage to wear a bandanna and play rhythm guitar next to Little Steven. – Tom Perrotta

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I did an album a long time ago called Replicas, which was entirely science-fiction driven, or science-fantasy. Since then its been a song here, a song there. Its not really a constant theme. Ive written far more about my problems with religion, with God and all that. – Gary Numan

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Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure. – Robert Browning

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Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties. – Dalai Lama

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Without cultural sanction, most or all our religious beliefs and rituals would fall into the domain of mental disturbance. – John F. Schumaker, Corruption of Reality, Unified Theory of Religion, Hypnosis a

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