Mother Astarte who creates and destroys. Cybele, a goddess of all that is, was, and ever shall be,” he invoked.

— Karen Essex

No rational person would intentionally commit an act of evil, for everyone knows that it would bring the wrath of the community upon him. (Socrates)

— Karen Essex

Perfection does not take into account the viewer.' Phidias had once said to me. 'It exists on it own, independent of and unconcerned with opinions or utility.

— Karen Essex

Simplicity! He is as simple as a spider's web.

— Karen Essex

The merciful man is rarely victorious. One's enemies are like snakes; though one may learn to handle them, they are always poisonous.

— Karen Essex

There are no accidents in this world, that no living being is seduced into an entanglement that he did not invite with his innermost desires. Would you agree with my estimation?

— Karen Essex

The strong do as they will while the weak suffer what they must.

— Karen Essex

Think about it. For the sake of fame, men will risk great dangers. They put themselves in the jaws of death more than for their children. For fame, they will spend their money like water and work their fingers to the bone. Have you not observed this in your own home?

— Karen Essex

Those on the decline always criticize those on the rise.

— Karen Essex

What is the difference between freedom and hedonism? Between freedom and insanity?

— Karen Essex