The word experience is like a shrapnel shell, and bursts into a thousand meanings. – George Santayana
It is possible to be a master in false philosophy, easier, in fact, than to be a master in the truth, because a false philosophy can be made as simple and consistent as one pleases. – George Santayana
That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject. – George Santayana
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. – George Santayana
I find increasingly that the more extreme are the things going on in your life, the more cultural reference points fail you. More mythical reference points actually help, and you realise thats what myths are for. Its for human beings to process their experience in extremis. – Michael Sheen