"Zen, on the other hand, is not so dogmatically sterile, though there are certainly traces and more than traces of this austerity. However, with Zen we have not only the void, but the fertile void. The ink lines in a sumi-e painting show this fertility of the void ever ready to brim over into existence."

-- Quentin S. Crisp

#Hands Quotes #Lines Quotes #Austerity Quotes

“The Arabian horse will not plough well, nor can the plough-horse be rode to play the jereed.”
“When It's Darkest, Men See the Stars.”
“A men whose every word is nothing but the truth is not a human being but a god! Gods do not die, whereas Aristotle is lying in a grave now.”
“I haven't pursued it as a senator because I know it's like spitting in the wind. But I still believe it's the right thing. And if I were governor and a bill came to my desk that provided for background checks at gun shows, I would sign that.”
“People find it interesting to try to make me gay; Iâ€™m not gay. I went on vacation with two girlfriends of mine who, interestingly enough got cut out of the pictures. We found a nude beach, as far as I know, was a unisex beachâ€¦. We took off our clothes and jumped in the water. Iâ€™ve been trying to skinny dip since I was a teenager. Iâ€™m just grateful that the water was warm!”
“The cross of Christ only triumphs in the breast of believers over the devil and the flesh, sin and sinners, when their eyes are directed to the power of His Resurrection.”
“When Billie Holiday sings a song, I hear the song, but I always hear her and her truth.”
“God made man, and then said I can do better than that and made woman.”

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