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I dont believe in evil, I believe only in horror. In nature there is no evil, only an abundance of horror: the plagues a
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"I don't believe in evil, I believe only in horror. In nature there is no evil, only an abundance of horror: the plagues and the blights and the ants and the maggots"

- Isak Dinesen

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Isak Dinesen's quote suggests that she does not believe in the principle of evil, however rather in the concept of scary. She believes that nature is not naturally wicked, but rather that it consists of a wide variety of scaries, such as plagues, blights, ants, and maggots. This quote indicates that evil is a human construct, and that nature is just a force of mayhem and damage. It recommends that people have the power to produce evil, and that nature is simply a reflection of the scaries that humans can create. Dinesen's quote is a suggestion that people have the power to create both excellent and evil, and that it depends on us to decide which course we take.

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Denmark Flag This quote is written / told by Isak Dinesen between April 17, 1885 and September 7, 1962. He/she was a famous Writer from Denmark. The author also have 9 other quotes.

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