Elder Gods

Famous quotes containing the words elder and/or gods:

    “So doth, so is Religion; and this blind-
    ness too much light breeds; but unmoved thou
    Of force must one, and forc’d but one allow;
    And the right; ask thy father which is she,
    let him ask his; though truth and falsehood be
    Near twins, yet truth a little elder is;”
    —John Donne (1572–1631)

    “People invent gods to explain their suffering.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)