The truth is, almost every solid idea that comes from science is in some sense an abstraction rather than a 'real' thing. K.C. Cole
Embedded Inside
The future isn't real. The future is abstract. The now is all we know. Matt Haig
Lost, Found, Borrowed
The abstract kills, the concrete saves. Sylvia Plath
Substance & Abuse
Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect, excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance. - John Henry Newman
The Cost of Spent Life
Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans John Lennon