I tell you, we would be hard put to determine what is more evil -- religion or the pure idea. The intervention of the supernatural or the elegant abstract solution! Both have bathed this earth in suffering; both have brought the human race literally and figuratively to its knees.
("The Queen of the Damned")
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I know nothing of God or the Devil. I have never seen a vision nor learned a secret that would damn or save my soul.Anne Rice
I was obsessed with religious questions, the basics: Why are we here? Why is the world so beautiful?
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This musical is the fulfillment of my deepest dreams. Elton's music and Bernie's lyrics have captured the pain and the passion of the characters perfectly, and the entire adaptation has re-created the very essence of the books.
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