It’s not a good idea to look at Tommy Shelby the wrong way.
A delusion starts like any other idea, as an egg. Identical on the outside, perfectly formed. From the shell, you’d never know anything was wrong. It’s what’s inside that matters.
Once the idea exists, it cannot be killed.
Having a brilliant idea isn’t as easy as turning on a light. But just as a single bulb can illuminate even the most depressing of rooms, the right idea can shed light on a depressing situation.
There’s no such thing as a bad idea! Only poorly executed awesome ones.
I’ve always found the idea of death comforting. The thought that my life could end at any moment frees me to fully appreciate the beauty, and art, and horror of everything this world has to offer.
We owe our hearts and our minds not to any one man but to an idea.
If the idea of illness can become illness, what else about our reality is actually a disorder?
Genius ideas are simple, like the wheel or neurosurgery.
Bombs may attract attention, but ideas start revolutions.
You fight this, they’ll call you crazy. Or you plead guilty and go away forever, and your ideas will live on.[to Ted]
We can’t prove his innocence, so we discredit the idea of his guilt.
