Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Well why not?

Why not stick up this from Clipmarks? Going on! Why not?
"There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship."
"It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes."
His books are quite incomprehensible to most mortals. Fortunately, there are many books written to explain Thomas's books. Unfortunately, anyone who understands Thomas immediately becomes incomprehensible as well, so they don't get us very far.
he looked even more distracted and overawed than normal. The monks asked him if he was all right,

Thomas continued in this state for a worryingly long time. In the end they suggested he go back to his cell and get on with that book they were eagerly awaiting the next volume of.

'Oh no,' he said. 'I've met God. That's just a big pile of straw.'

And sure enough, he didn't write another word of theology for the rest of his life. (Although, admittedly, that wasn't especially long, because he died in a freak donkey-riding accident the following year.)

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