"She learned the intricacy of loneliness: the horror of color, the roar of soundlessness and the menace of familiar objects lying still."

-- Toni Morrison

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“In the past the need for a hierarchal form of society has been the doctrine specifically of the High. It had been preached by kings and aristocrats and the priests, lawyers and the like who were parasitical upon them, and it had generally been softened by promises of an imaginary world beyond the grave.”
“That folk music led to learning to play, and making things up led to what turns out to be the most lucrative part of the music business - writing, because you get paid every time that song gets played.”
“God’s grace in saving miserable sinners has been replaced by heretical teaching, such as saying that it is because we are so valuable that Christ came to redeem us. Not all who hold self-esteem views go so far, but many do.”

Source : "Competent to Counsel: An Interview with Jay Adams". Tabletalk Interview, tabletalkmagazine.com. February 2014.
“I've been dyslexic and had Attention Deficit Disorder at some time in my life. I still read with a highlighter, but I've always loved to read.”
“The only refuge left to us was the poet's ivory tower, which we climbed, ever higher, to isolate ourselves from the mob.”
“Once a year, I take my whole wine team down to see the Giants, and we meet the players. Ive never seen anyone pitch like Lincecum that can throw the ball and get through the front leg. He has that stiff front leg.”
“You go to school, you study about the Germans and the French, but not about your own race. I hope the time will come when you study black history too.”
“We have an expression in New York City government - "In God we trust, but for everyone else, bring data." It's so easy to pick up a sound byte and say, "Oh, yeah, yeah, I believe that," without really thinking.”

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