I would only believe in a god who could dance. And when I saw my devil…

Friedrich Nietzsche
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I would only believe in a god who could dance. And when I saw my devil I found him serious, thorough, profound, and solemn: it was the spirit of gravity—through him all things fall. Not by wrath does one kill but by laughter. Come, let us kill the spirit of gravity! ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (1977). The Portable Nietzsche, p.99, Penguin
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