Dark place Quote by MacDonald Harris
““Is there anybody who would like to have written on his forehead a record of the places where he has slept? We are all innocent, in the end, and all guilty. We move blindly toward our sins, and the things we do and the things we suffer for don't have much to do with each other. In the end there's no justice: the universe is not an auditing firm. Would we like it better if it were? If we had to pay for everything, down to the last cruelty, the last fornication, the last harmless lie? Let's leave the dark places where they are.””
About This Quote
Human sins and suffering are unrelated; the universe offers no moral accounting, so justice is absent.
In simple terms: Life lacks cosmic justice; sins are unrelated.
Key Takeaway
Find personal meaning beyond external justice.
Themes
justice
sin
existence
Mood
pensive
dark
Type
existential
philosophical
When to use this quote
- legal systems
- personal morality
- philosophical debates
- spiritual reflections
Key Concepts
existentialism
ethics
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you create personal ethics?
- What gives life meaning without cosmic justice?
A Different Perspective
May foster nihilism.
