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> [The TV set, or Satanic family altar, has grown more elaborate since the early 50s, from the tiny, fuzzy screen to huge ‘entertainment centers’ covering entire walls with several TV monitors. What started as an innocent respite from everyday life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-szandor-lavey/the-tv-set-or-satanic-family-altar-has-grown-more-elaborate-since-the/)

[Anton Szandor LaVey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-szandor-lavey/)

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## More by Anton Szandor LaVey

> [There are many who would take my time. I shun them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-szandor-lavey/there-are-many-who-would-take-my-time-i-shun-them/)

[Anton Szandor LaVey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-szandor-lavey/)

> [After an inferior man has been taught a doctrine of superiority he will remain as inferior as he was before his lesson. He will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-szandor-lavey/after-an-inferior-man-has-been-taught-a-doctrine-of-superiority-he/)

[Anton Szandor LaVey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-szandor-lavey/)

> [“Satanists hear these, and similar statements, all the time; and they agree wholeheartedly. But, if the world has changed so much, why continue to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-szandor-lavey/satanists-hear-these-and-similar-statements-all-the-time-and-they/)

[Anton Szandor LaVey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-szandor-lavey/)

> [I have a passion for big cats, I like big snakes. There is something about snakes that is so wise, they have this uncanny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-szandor-lavey/i-have-a-passion-for-big-cats-i-like-big-snakes-there-is-something/)

[Anton Szandor LaVey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-szandor-lavey/)

> [The truth alone has never set anyone free. It is only DOUBT which will bring about mental emancipation. Without the wonderful element of doubt,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-szandor-lavey/the-truth-alone-has-never-set-anyone-free-it-is-only-doubt-which-will/)

[Anton Szandor LaVey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-szandor-lavey/)

> [A Satanist practices the motto, If a man smite thee on one cheek, smash him on the other! Let no wrong go unredressed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-szandor-lavey/a-satanist-practices-the-motto-if-a-man-smite-thee-on-one-cheek-smash/)

[Anton Szandor LaVey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-szandor-lavey/)

> [Satanists are encouraged to indulge in the seven deadly sins, as they need hurt no one; they were only invented by the Christian Church…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-szandor-lavey/satanists-are-encouraged-to-indulge-in-the-seven-deadly-sins-as-they/)

[Anton Szandor LaVey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-szandor-lavey/)

> [The only thing Christianity ever contributed to Satanism was the name](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-szandor-lavey/the-only-thing-christianity-ever-contributed-to-satanism-was-the-name/)

[Anton Szandor LaVey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-szandor-lavey/)

> [Don't let that little pyramid with the bright eye fool you. That's to draw your attention away from the real thing: the big trapezoid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-szandor-lavey/don-t-let-that-little-pyramid-with-the-bright-eye-fool-you-that-s-to/)

[Anton Szandor LaVey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-szandor-lavey/)

> [The true test of anyone's worth as a living creature is how much he can utilize what he has.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-szandor-lavey/the-true-test-of-anyone-s-worth-as-a-living-creature-is-how-much-he/)

[Anton Szandor LaVey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-szandor-lavey/)

> [I don't drink much anymore, because it's supposedly not good for me. I still have gallons of it around though. I smell the cork…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-szandor-lavey/i-don-t-drink-much-anymore-because-it-s-supposedly-not-good-for-me-i/)

[Anton Szandor LaVey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-szandor-lavey/)

> [You cannot love everyone; it is ridiculous to think you can. If you love everyone and everything you lose your natural powers of selection…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-szandor-lavey/you-cannot-love-everyone-it-is-ridiculous-to-think-you-can-if-you/)

[Anton Szandor LaVey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-szandor-lavey/)

> [“Blessed are those that believe in what is best for them, for never shall their minds be terrorized- Cursed are the "lambs of God,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-szandor-lavey/blessed-are-those-that-believe-in-what-is-best-for-them-for-never/)

[Anton Szandor LaVey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-szandor-lavey/)

> [In this arid wilderness of steel and stone I raise up my voice that you may hear. To the East and to the West…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-szandor-lavey/in-this-arid-wilderness-of-steel-and-stone-i-raise-up-my-voice-that/)

[Anton Szandor LaVey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-szandor-lavey/)

> [“It’s not a crime to wish for other worlds. You’ll get taxed for it but they can’t throw you in jail for creating your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-szandor-lavey/it-s-not-a-crime-to-wish-for-other-worlds-you-ll-get-taxed-for-it-but/)

[Anton Szandor LaVey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-szandor-lavey/)

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