"I have learned things in the dark that I could never have learned in the light, things that have saved my life over and over again, so that there is really only one logical conclusion. I need darkness as much as I need light."

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Source : FaceBook post by Barbara Brown Taylor from Apr 13, 2016

Barbara Brown Taylor

#Dark Quotes #Light Quotes #Needs Quotes

“We had fed the heart on fantasies, The heart's grown brutal from the fare, More substance in our enmities Than in our love”
“I'm not a T.G.I.F. guy. I get off a plane at 2 o'clock in the morning and I'm looking for my secretary because I want to know what's going on.”
“and you try to quiet your mind so you can hear...”
“Getting along with men isn't what's truly important. The vital knowledge is how to get along with one man.”
“As we all know, blinking lights means science.”
“Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions.”
“You have to edit the material. That assumes that some kind of a mind is operating in relation to the material. Not all minds are the same. Every aspect of filmmaking requires choice. The selection of the subject, the shooting, editing and length are all aspects of choice.”

Source : "Toronto International Film Festival 2002: An interview with Frederick Wiseman, director of The Last Letter". Interview with David Walsh, www.wsws.org. October 2, 2002.
“Anyone who's tried to pay a heating bill, fill a prescription, or simply buy groceries knows all too well that the current minimum wage does not cut the mustard.”

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