priests roved around the ruins, selecting at random those they believed guilty of heresy and thus to blame for annoying the Divine, who in turn had ordered up the disaster. The priests had them hanged on the spot. Simon Winchester
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![No one knew in those days that [parts of the world] were moving, - Simon Winchester Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=Tm8gb25lIGtuZXcgaW4gdGhvc2UgZGF5cyB0aGF0IFtwYXJ0cyBvZiB0aGUgd29ybGRdIHdlcmUgbW92aW5nLCA=&author=ICBTaW1vbiBXaW5jaGVzdGVyICAgIA==&num=3 "No one knew in those days that [parts of the world] were moving, - Simon Winchester Quotes")
![[He buries his account of that fateful day some 250 pages into the book, choosing to explain how the quake occurred, why it happened and, most appropriately, warn people of its coming inevitability. In other words, this is a geology book - not a social history.] If by writing a book like this I could increase awareness of geology and the reasons behind earthquakes and help preparedness, ... I'd be very happy. - Simon Winchester Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBTaW1vbiBXaW5jaGVzdGVyICAgIA==&num=9 "[He buries his account of that fateful day some 250 pages into the book, choosing to explain how the quake occurred, why it happened and, most appropriately, warn people of its coming inevitability. In other words, this is a geology book - not a social history.] If by writing a book like this I could increase awareness of geology and the reasons behind earthquakes and help preparedness, ... I'd be very happy. - Simon Winchester Quotes")