"[The story of Adam and Eve] it's poetry. One must interpret it as poetry. The first 11 chapters of Genesis [the Primeval History] are absolutely remarkable."

-- Frank Moore Cross

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“You may think life is sweet now, but when death is a heartbeat away then life becomes unbearably desirable. And when you survive, everything you do will be enhanced and filled with greater joy: the sunlight, the breeze, a good wine, a woman's lips, a child's laughter.”
“All the bayonets of the Army cannot force the Negro into our homes, into our schools, our churches and our places of recreation and amusement,”
“Listen up, you couch potatoes: each recycled beer can saves enough electricity to run a television for three hours.”
“Think positive, and don't listen to anyone telling you 'you can't.' You can. Trust me.”
“I am led to the proposition that there is no fiction or nonfiction as we commonly understand the distinction: there is only narrative.”

Source : E.L. Doctorow (2011). “Jack London, Hemingway, and the Constitution:: Selected Essays, 1977-1992”, p.160, Random House
“Since I was a kid, I've liked to see how things are done. Sometimes when you see how things are done, it's like watching a 'making of' within the story. You see the physical aspect, the construction of things.”
“I have to say I like Obama a lot. His record is the best. He's always been vocal about his opposition to the war in Iraq. Frankly, he seems very good in a lot of ways.”

Source : Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
“It is the talent of human nature to run from one extreme to another.”

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