"An idea is an eye given by God for the seeing of God. Some of these eyes we cannot bear to look out of; we blind them as quickly as possible."

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Source : Russell Hoban (2012). “Pilgermann”, p.99, Bloomsbury Publishing

Russell Hoban

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“God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as simple as that.”
“..That's where we humans make a mistake. We don't see the utterly amazing when it comes to us disguised as the ordinary.”

Source : Peter Høeg (2015). “The Quiet Girl”, p.175, Random House
“There are few things as toxic as a bad metaphor. You can't think without metaphors.”
“Your friends avoid you, brutishly transform'd They hardly know you, or if one remains To wish you well, he wishes you in heaven.”

Source : John Armstrong, John Dyer (1858). “The Poetical Works of Armstrong, Dyer, and Green: With Memoirs, and Critical Dissertations”, p.56
“The Gospel comes in power and the Holy Spirit, with much assurance. If you call upon the name of the Lord, God will transform you on the inside, give you the shock of your life, and give you everlasting life on top of that.”
“Go to parties. You can't even start to know what you may find on the envelope of serendipity. If you suffer from agoraphobia, send colleagues.”
“No one ever made a million bucks by being cautious or timid or reasonable.”
“But I'm a great father. That's why I got custody.”

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