Quotes from Stephen T. Asma

Wherever we find monsters, there, too, we also find heroes.

reality just seems to come in certain undeniable chunks.

Though it may seem a remote possibility to us now, during the formation of the human brain the fear of being grabbed by sharp claws, dragged into a dark hole, and eaten alive was not an abstraction.

Are we really powerless in the face of such monstrous inner drives, or is this just a weak and cowardly characterization built by snivelers who refuse to master themselves?