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I simply havent the nerve to imagine a being, a force, a cause which keeps the planets revolving in their orbits and the
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"I simply haven't the nerve to imagine a being, a force, a cause which keeps the planets revolving in their orbits and then suddenly stops in order to give me a bicycle with three speeds"

- Quentin Crisp

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This quote by Quentin Crisp speaks with the concept of a higher power, or a divine being, that is responsible for the operations of the universe. He is recommending that if such a being exists, it is difficult to think of that it would be interested in the trivial matters of daily life, such as offering somebody with a bike with three speeds. He is revealing his shock in the concept that a being with such power and control over the universe would be worried about the little information of life. He is recommending that it is too much of a stretch to think that such a being would be worried about something as irrelevant as a bicycle with three speeds. He is expressing his lack of faith in the concept of a higher power that is interested in the little information of life.

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England Flag This quote is written / told by Quentin Crisp between December 25, 1908 and November 21, 1999. He/she was a famous Writer from England. The author also have 36 other quotes.

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