Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
The most important thing is to maintain the balance between the constantly moving good and evil. If you lean too much in either direction, it becomes difficult to maintain actual morals. Indeed, balance itself is the good. This is what I mean when I say that I must die in order to keep things in balance.” “I
Haruki Murakami • 1Q84: Books 1 and 2
Quite a strange man, thought James, watching him go – but what a relief to discover he still contained the capacity to be taken by surprise.
Sarah Perry • Enlightenment
. It’s not that I don’t accept God, Alyosha. I just most respectfully return him the ticket.4
Richard Holloway • Stories We Tell Ourselves: Making Meaning in a Meaningless Universe

If you were me, what question would you ask of the Consul of the Witches?”
Philip Pullman • The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials
Heptarchy
Christopher Paolini • To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
he was no match for the bland and vacuous docility Lyra could command when she wanted to;
Philip Pullman • His Dark Materials: The Complete Collection: now a major BBC TV series
Have you read Frazer’s The Golden Bough?”