Quotes
Authors
Roger Caillois

"I see the origin of the irresistible attraction of metaphor and analogy, the explanation of our strange and permanent need to find similarities in things. I can scarcely refrain from suspecting some ancient, diffused magnetism; a call from the center of things; a dim, almost lost memory, or perhaps a presentiment, pointless in so puny a being, of a universal syntax."

Source : Roger Caillois (1985). “The writing of stones”, Univ of Virginia Pr

Roger Caillois

#Memories Quotes #Needs Quotes #Syntax Quotes

“For the poets, my hope is that they will, quite simply, feel the obligation to be really informed about the situation in which we find ourselves, in terms of our imperiled planet. You should inform yourself so deeply that it becomes part of your nature, part of your voice.”

Source : Nashville Review Interview, as.vanderbilt.edu. December 1, 2012.
“You should be careful, tossing descriptors like that around in a situation like this. My â€˜problemâ€™ isnâ€™t little. Unless youâ€™re drawing some pretty wild comparisons. Please tell me youâ€™re not drawing wild comparisons. Or blood-relative comparisons.”
“I'm a hardcore libertarian - I want everything legal - but I also believe that you have the right to free association.”
“The most important political task facing the out-of-power party - the Democrats for now - is creating a villain to run against. It's certainly easier than developing some grand new ideas or policies on which to campaign.”

Source : "Searching for the Next GOP Villain". www.jewishworldreview.com. April 18, 2005.
“See the encounters of Jesus life as windows into possibilities for yours. Accept the invitation to go or strive to go through the narrow door. Choose between life and fear, for the unengaged life is truly not worth living, and has no possibility of salvation or abundance.”
“In the dooryard fronting an old farm-house near the white-wash'd palings, Stands the lilac-bush tall-growing with heart-shaped leaves of rich green, with many a pointed blossom rising delicate, with the perfume strong I love, With every leaf a miracle - and from this bush in the dooryard, With delicate-color'd blossoms and heart-shaped leaves of rich green, A sprig with its flower I break.”
“I joined PETA for minks and dogs. I need my beef, my chicken, my seafood.”
“SURE-FIRE SINGLES AD: Famous Writer needs woman to organize his life and spend his money. Loves to turn off Sunday football and go to the Botanical Gardens with that special someone. Will obtain plastic surgery if necessary.”

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