Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Robert Shea Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Feb 14, 1933
  • Died: Mar 10, 1994

Robert Joseph Shea was an American novelist and former journalist best known as co-author with Robert Anton Wilson of the science fantasy trilogy Illuminatus!. It became a cult success and was later turned into a marathon-length stage show put on at the British National Theatre and elsewhere. In 1986 it won the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award. Shea went on to write several action novels based in exotic historical settings.

To reject even one major tenet of the religion or to violate one major rule of behavior is enough to get one kicked out - or worse. religion

Ultimately we may still ask, why can't humans design a perfect society? design

The key element in tragedy is that heroes and heroines are destroyed by that which appears to be their greatest strength. strength