Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Robert Shea Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Feb 14, 1933
  • Died: Mar 10, 1994

Robert Joseph Shea was an American novelist and former journalist best known as co-author with Robert Anton Wilson of the science fantasy trilogy Illuminatus!. It became a cult success and was later turned into a marathon-length stage show put on at the British National Theatre and elsewhere. In 1986 it won the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award. Shea went on to write several action novels based in exotic historical settings.

To reject even one major tenet of the religion or to violate one major rule of behavior is enough to get one kicked out - or worse. religion

Ultimately we may still ask, why can't humans design a perfect society? design

The key element in tragedy is that heroes and heroines are destroyed by that which appears to be their greatest strength. strength

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 wisdom & wit from Robert Browning

22 wisdom & wit from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 views from Honore de Balzac

53 views from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 more quotes from Isadora Duncan

5 more quotes from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 thoughts from Henry Ward Beecher

58 thoughts from Henry Ward Beecher