“They’re a bunch of medieval religious fanatics,” Steve said. “They don’t need a GP. They need a barber-surgeon.”

Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Hex [Bookshop, Amazon, Publisher]

Hermetic quote Heuvelt Hex medieval religious fanatics barber-surgeon

Consider also:

  1. “No one, unless they were fanatics, would think of distributing religious tracts to the poor half starved ignorant portion of a large city. The human portion of their natures must be benefitted before any great results in moral improvements can be attained. Commence at the beginning.”
  2. “She felt it. This was not her imagination. It was all around her, but she couldn’t get a handle on it. It was as untouchable as the static between two radio channels.”
  3. You adapted, and you made sacrifices. You did it for your children or for love. You did it because of illness or because of an accident. You did it because you had new dreams
  4. “Within the laughter lies a collective relief so deep-seated that it becomes a little uncanny.”
  5. “A renegade priest gathers about him a congregation of sensation-hunters and religious fanatics; then only can the ceremonies of profanation be of extended black magical effect.”