"What always strikes me in the story of Cain and Abel is how often the word "brother" is used. Cain killed his "brother." God says it was "the blood of your brother." The killing was done to another human being, a child of God like you, breaking that sacred bond of common humanity."

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Source : Source: reflections.yale.edu

Allan Boesak

#Brother Quotes #Children Quotes #Blood Quotes

“I'm a citizen of the republic of empathy.”

Source : Sam Lipsyte (2013). “The Fun Parts”, p.32, Granta Books
“I've been spending this last month trying to find four outfits to wear to the different premieres of The Two Towers. It's hard work.”
“Each man, when he dies, sees the landscape of his own soul.”
“Sunsets are just little glimpses of the Golden streets of Heaven.”
“It is possible to live twenty-four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.”
“The battle of being mortal is the battle to maintain the integrity of oneâ€™s life,”

Source : Atul Gawande (2014). “Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End”, p.77, Metropolitan Books
“They call him the Streak, he likes to turn the other cheek. He's always making the news, wearing just his tennis shoes.”
“Art, its completeness, its formedness, its finishedness, had no power to console. Words on the other hand, were a lifeline. They left their hushed rhythm behind, a counter to the slow in and out of Emmeline's breathing.”

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