A: There is no grand scheme of things. B: If there were a grand scheme of things, the fact – the fact – that we are not equipped to perceive it, either by natural or supernatural means, is a nightmarish obscenity. C: The very notion of a grand scheme of things is a nightmarish obscenity.
Thomas LigottiWe live in a permanent state of bad faith, a mutual representation of ourselves to one another for the sake of remaining sane and following our biological imperative to continue as a species.
Thomas LigottiWhat we do, as a conscious species, is set markers for ourselves. Once we reach one marker, we advance to the next.
Thomas LigottiNo one gives up on something until it turns on them, whether or not that thing is real or unreal.
Thomas Ligotti