"And Nature takes no account of moral consequences, of arbitrary conditions which we create, and which we feel obliged to maintain at any cost."

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Source : Kate Chopin (2016). “The Awakening”, p.151, Kate Chopin

Kate Chopin

#Arbitrary Quotes #Cost Quotes #Moral Quotes

“The holiness of God teaches us that there is only one way to deal with sin- radically, seriously, painfully, constantly. If you do not so live, you do not live in the presence of the Holy One of Israel.”
“To dance, put your hand on your heart and listen to the sound of your soul.”
“the first week of August is motionless, and hot. It is curiously silent, too, with blank white dawns and glaring noons, and sunsets smeared with too much color. Often at night there is lightning, but it quivers all alone. There is no thunder, no relieving rain. These are strange and breathless days, the dog days, when people are led to do things they are sure to be sorry for.”
“Like the sacramental use of water and bread and wine, friendship takes what's common in human experience and turns it into something holy.”
“You know, the streets are filled with vipers Who've lost all ray of hope You know, it ain't even safe no more In the palace of the Pope”
“It would be good to see what the Queen gets up to at Buckingham Palace. I bet she spends her whole time watching 'Coronation Street.'”
“Playing third base, you rarely have time to get into a great fielding position. It's all about reaction.”
“Use the worst colour you can find in each place - it usually is the best.”

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