"Before verse can be human again it must learn to be brutal."

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Source : John Millington Synge, Ann Saddlemyer (1998). “Playboy of the Western World and Other Plays”, p.10, Oxford University Press, USA

John Millington Synge

#Poetry Quotes #Brutal Quotes #Humans Quotes

“In the duel of sex woman fights from a dreadnought and man from an open raft.”
“Speak your mind, but ride a fast horse.”

Source : Texas Bix Bender (2000). “Don't Squat With Yer Spurs On!”, p.81, Gibbs Smith
“Sometimes we are outright rude when we interact with people. We meet a gay guy or a couple living together, and we think we have the obligation and right to warn them what God thinks about their sexuality on our first meeting. As if their sex life is the first thing on God's agenda.It's not.Love is. Grace is. Mercy is. Jesus is.”

Source : Judah Smith (2013). “Jesus Is: Find a New Way to Be Human”, p.31, Thomas Nelson Inc
“My key interest in choosing scripts is character-driven stories, because there are so many stories that sacrifice character for plot.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca
“Theres a difference between, as I always say, the destination, the end point, and the journey. The journey has a lot of twists and turns. It isnt always pretty.”
“Life is too sweet and too short to express our affection with just our thumbs. Touch is meant for more than a keyboard.”
“No pill can help me deal with the problem of not wanting to take pills; likewise, no amount of psychotherapy alone can prevent my manias and depressions. I need both. It is an odd thing, owing life to pills, one's own quirks and tenacities, and this unique, strange, and ultimately profound relationship called psychotherapy”
“You're damn right we need a rational code of morality and ethics. But not much progress can be made in that direction while we've still got a majority ranting about gods, devils, souls, and absolute morality, and using an ancient book written by ignorant nomads as a guide.”

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