| "His glory, by whose might all things are mov'd, pierces
the universe, and in one part sheds more resplendence, elsewhere less.
In heav'n, that largeliest of his light partakes, was I witness of things,
which to relate again surpasseth power of him who comes from thence;
for that, so near approaching its desire, our intellect is to such depth
absorb'd, that memory cannot follow."
-- Dante, The Divine Comedy
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"Well God; it's like this: it may be arrogance, or just
appalling taste, but I'd rather use my pain than let it all go to waste
on some old god who tells me what I want to hear - as if I cannot tell
obedience from fear. I want to take my pleasures where and how I will,
be they disgraceful or distasteful or distilled. And, to be frank, I find
that life has more appeal without a driver who's asleep behind the wheel."
-- The Divine Comedy, Don't Look Down
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"Ireland as distinct from her people, is nothing to me: and the man who is bubbling over with love and enthusiasm for 'Ireland' and can yet pass unmoved through our streets and witness all the wrong and the suffering, the shame and the degradation wrought upon the people of Ireland - yea, wrought by Irish men and women, without burning to end it, is, in my opinion, a fraud and a liar in his heart, no matter how he loves that combination of chemical elements he is pleased to call Ireland."
Stuff I'm involved with:
The Labour Party | The Irish Linux Users' Group | Octocon | Discworld Convention 2004 | L-Space | University of Dublin Choral Society
Pictures:
The Discworld Convention 2002 | The Discworld Convention 1998 | AFPmeet Dublin #5 | AFPmeet Dublin #8 | Maura's fancy-dress birthday party | The 1997 Clarecraft Event | The 1999 Clarecraft Event | The 2000 Clarecraft Event | The 2001 Clarecraft Event | My Cats | Weekend in Paris 2001 | Skiing 2002 | Katherine and Kealan's Wedding 2003 (private) | Google Ireland XMas party 2003 (private) | Budapest March 2005
My GPG key is here.
I work here.