"In most musical instruments the resonator is made of wood while the actual sound generator is of animal origin. In cultures where music is still used as a magical force, the making of an instrument always involves the sacrifice of a living being. That being's soul then becomes part of the instrument and in the tones that come forth, the 'singing dead,' who are ever present with us, make themselves heard."

-- Joscelyn Godwin

#Sacrifice Quotes #Animal Quotes #Soul Quotes

“I have a very, very good relationship with 10 percent of the audience. The only purpose of art is intimacy. That's the only point.”
“I should probably start with the blood.”

Source : Robin Wasserman (2012). “The Book of Blood and Shadow”, p.13, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“One of the best ways to improve men's behaviour is to enlighten their minds: and today, against the strong opposition of the Church and the Establishment, Scientific Humanism is attempting to do just that.”
“We love comfort, and people make a lot of money selling us comfort, but I would challenge the notion that comfort is usually good for us.”
“I was not a natural. . . . This is the story of becoming . . . the Hard Way.”
“If we all discharge our duties, rights will not be far to seek. If leaving duties unperformed we run after rights, they will escape us like a will-o'-the-wisp.”
“We tend to view confidence as a product of accomplishment rather than part of the process that leads there. But supremely confident people were confident long before they achieved anything.”
“Poets have the gift to speak for others, Vasko Popa had the very rare quality of hearing the others.”

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