“He thought he’d lived through everything. Only now did he realise he’d merely existed.”— Dianna Hardy Related Quotes “Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.”— Pope John Paul II “That’s the truth about people with obsessively organised plans: we’re not trying to control everything in our lives. We’re trying to block out the things we can’t.”— Holly Smale “[He was aware] of the value of the word of praise dropped at exactly the right moment”—