"The people will have no need to change their place of concourse; where of old they were wont to sacrifice cattle to demons, thither let them continue to resort on the day of the Saint to whom the Church is dedicated, and slay their beasts, no longer as a sacrifice to demons, but for a social meal in honour of Him whom they now worship."

-- Pope Gregory I

#Sacrifice Quotes #People Quotes #Scary Quotes

“We die to each other daily. What we know of other people is only our memory of the moments during which we knew them. And they have changed since then. To pretend that they and we are the same is a useful and convenient social convention which must sometimes be broken. We must also remember that at every meeting we are meeting a stranger.”

Source : T. S. Eliot (2014). “Complete Poems and Plays, 1909-1950”, p.338, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“I don't have a dime left. I am dependent on my friends for food and a small old-age pension.”
“I think music is such an extension of who we are, and the fact that I've gone through as much as I have, good, bad, and ugly, has really helped to shape the songs that I picked.”

Source : Source: youknowigotsoul.com
“One hundred years ago, visionary political leaders from the Progressive Era established a system of national forests and parks in our country that are the envy of the world and today are the treasure of an entire nation. Why not a similar, global vision for our generation?”
“Halloween's eve is also known as mischief night. Kids are supposed go around playing pranks tonight. That's great, just what teenagers need -- another excuse to be jerks.”
“It is difficult to resist a force of nature, Maman. His seduction is like all my senses struck by bolts of lightning.”

Source : Nicole Jordan (2010). “To Tame a Dangerous Lord”, p.84, Ballantine Books
“About the different levels of skill involved. You have to practice before you become a great masturbator.”

Source : Ursula Hegi (2011). “Hotel of the Saints”, p.149, Simon and Schuster
“I feel like I need to give people a note with the book that says, 'I'm OK, no worries!'”

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