"Without the gods, how would I sing?' I asked. With your own voice,' he said."

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Erica Jong

#Inspirational Quotes #Atheist Quotes #Voice Quotes

“Just short of my 40th birthday, I told my wife, Beth, I was going to build us a little weekend place in...well, in the uh, Southern Hemisphere. The deep Southern Hemisphere, actually. New Zealand, maybe. Or Argentina. Possibly Chile. She suggested medication.”
“I'm 40 years old. What I have seen my whole life is widening income inequality.”
“There are no ordinary people.. it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit.”
“Helpful to me over the years was some of Ernest Hemingway's writing, for example A Farewell to Arms. You have characters who speak Italian or Spanish to each other. It's been helpful to me to study and try to emulate that in that way.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Be a good example and a positive ambassador for vegan living, and be patient and understanding with people who aren't vegan. Support any move non-vegans make away from animal consumption toward plant-based eating. Nurture even small positive steps, as these tend to empower people and build momentum toward bigger steps.”
“In the glory which overhangs Palestine afar off, we imagine emotions which never come, when we tread the soil and walk over the hallowed sites.”
“We should look at how "the enemy" - people that you wouldn't necessarily agree with - have done change and see whether there's bits in there that we could learn from.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca
“A lot of people get the wrong impression, think there's something romantic or tragic about hitting bottom.”

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