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> [“When the world was in darkness and wretchedness, it could believe in perfection and yearn for it. But when the world became bright with reason and riches, it began to sense the narrowness of the needle's eye and, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-m-miller-jr/when-the-world-was-in-darkness-and-wretchedness-it-could-believe-in/)

[Walter M. Miller Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-m-miller-jr/)

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> [“When the world was in darkness and wretchedness, it could believe in perfection and yearn for it. But when the world became bright with reason and riches, it began to sense the narrowness of the needle's eye, and that rankled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-m-miller-jr/when-the-world-was-in-darkness-and-wretchedness-it-could-believe-in-2/)

[Walter M. Miller Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-m-miller-jr/)

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## More by Walter M. Miller Jr

> [“What I impose, I must accept.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-m-miller-jr/what-i-impose-i-must-accept/)

[Walter M. Miller Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-m-miller-jr/)

> [“As Brother Francis readily admitted, his mastery of pre-Deluge English was far from masterful yet. The way nouns could sometimes modify other nouns in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-m-miller-jr/as-brother-francis-readily-admitted-his-mastery-of-pre-deluge-english/)

[Walter M. Miller Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-m-miller-jr/)

> [“Yes, yes, but the freedom to speculate is essential-" "No one has tried to deprive you of that. Nor is anyone offended. But to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-m-miller-jr/yes-yes-but-the-freedom-to-speculate-is-essential-no-one-has-tried-to/)

[Walter M. Miller Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-m-miller-jr/)

> [“And yet he felt forebodings. Some nameless threat lurked just around the corner of the world for the sun to rise again. The feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-m-miller-jr/and-yet-he-felt-forebodings-some-nameless-threat-lurked-just-around/)

[Walter M. Miller Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-m-miller-jr/)

> [“Earth - it was a place where you could stop being afraid, a place where fear of suffocation was not, where fear of blowout…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-m-miller-jr/earth-it-was-a-place-where-you-could-stop-being-afraid-a-place-where/)

[Walter M. Miller Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-m-miller-jr/)

> [“The trouble with the world is me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-m-miller-jr/the-trouble-with-the-world-is-me/)

[Walter M. Miller Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-m-miller-jr/)

> [“When the world was in darkness and wretchedness, it could believe in perfection and yearn for it. But when the world became bright with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-m-miller-jr/when-the-world-was-in-darkness-and-wretchedness-it-could-believe-in/)

[Walter M. Miller Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-m-miller-jr/)

> [“Simpletons! Yes, yes! I'm a simpleton! Are you a simpleton? We'll build a town and we'll name it Simple Town, because by then all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-m-miller-jr/simpletons-yes-yes-i-m-a-simpleton-are-you-a-simpleton-we-ll-build-a/)

[Walter M. Miller Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-m-miller-jr/)

> [“Are you an atheist?" "Oh no, I honor all the gods." "And how many belong to that all ?" "Countless. And one ." "How…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-m-miller-jr/are-you-an-atheist-oh-no-i-honor-all-the-gods-and-how-many-belong-to/)

[Walter M. Miller Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-m-miller-jr/)

> [“Tell me, how would you feel if everyone screamed and ran when they saw you coming, or hunted you down like a criminal? How…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-m-miller-jr/tell-me-how-would-you-feel-if-everyone-screamed-and-ran-when-they-saw/)

[Walter M. Miller Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-m-miller-jr/)

> [“When the world was in darkness and wretchedness, it could believe in perfection and yearn for it. But when the world became bright with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-m-miller-jr/when-the-world-was-in-darkness-and-wretchedness-it-could-believe-in-2/)

[Walter M. Miller Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-m-miller-jr/)

> [“It never was any better, it never will be any better. It will only be richer or poorer, sadder but not wiser, until the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-m-miller-jr/it-never-was-any-better-it-never-will-be-any-better-it-will-only-be/)

[Walter M. Miller Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-m-miller-jr/)

> [“The monk's ultimate goal is direct union with the Godhead. But to aim at that goal is to miss it altogether. His task is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-m-miller-jr/the-monk-s-ultimate-goal-is-direct-union-with-the-godhead-but-to-aim/)

[Walter M. Miller Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-m-miller-jr/)

> [“Ignorance is king. Many would not profit by his abdication. Many enrich themselves by means of his dark monarchy. They are his Court, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-m-miller-jr/ignorance-is-king-many-would-not-profit-by-his-abdication-many-enrich/)

[Walter M. Miller Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-m-miller-jr/)

> [“He soon decided that almost any fact could be accepted calmly after it had already happened. Men would be just as calm after their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-m-miller-jr/he-soon-decided-that-almost-any-fact-could-be-accepted-calmly-after/)

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