"Buechner uses words with such transformative power that any comment on them is like the moon palely reflecting the sun."

-- Walter Brueggemann

#Moon Quotes #Use Quotes #Sun Quotes

“After men have got their exaltations and their crowns--have become Gods, even the sons of God--are made Kings of kings and Lords of lords, they have the power then of propagating their species in spirit; and that is the first of their operations with regard to organizing a world. Power is then given to them to organize the elements, and then commence the organization of tabernacles.”
“I'm never as happy as when I'm pregnant. I literally would have 10 babies if I could!”
“It was one thing to have guessed it, another to have had that guess confirmed beyond possibility of refutation.”
“Knowing where she was in the world, even if he never touched her, gave him a deep satisfaction, and he half despised himself for being satisfied with so little.”
“Because she was seventeen, and still alive, against thousands of years' worth of odds.Because she knew enough to fear what the future would bring.”
“I'm starting to judge success by the time I have for myself, the time I spend with family and friends. My priorities aren't amending; they're shifting.”
“In order to reprogram the subconscious mind, you need to relax the body. Release the tension. Let the emotions go. Get to a state of openness and receptivity. You are always in change. You are always safe.”
“Sometimes you think the whole world is falling, and it's only yourself that's leaning.”

Source : Pearl Bailey (1969). “The raw Pearl”, Pocket

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