"Persecution always acts as a jell for members of cults; it proves to them, in the absence of history, liturgy, tradition, and doctrine, that they are God's chosen."

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Source : Barbara Grizzuti Harrison (1992). “The Astonishing World: Essays”, Houghton Mifflin

Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

#Doctrine Quotes #Tradition Quotes #Absence Quotes

“I know being with me is not easy. But I want you to understand no one has me, or has ever had me, except you.”
“The totalitarian state is not a force unleashed, the truth is in chains.”
“Let the world unfold without always attempting to figure it all out. Let relationships just be, since everything is going to stretch out in Divine order. Don't try so hard to make something work - simply allow. Don't always toil at trying to understand your mate, your children, your parents, your boss, or anyone else because the Tao is working at all times.”
“Nose, nose, jolly red nose,And who gave thee that jolly red nose?Nutmegs and ginger, cinammon and cloves;And they gave me this jolly red nose.”
“The tendency to aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in man... it constitutes the powerful obstacle to culture.”
“The last collaborator is your audience ... when the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written. Things that seem to work well -- work in a sense of carry the story forward and be integral to the piece -- suddenly become a little less relevant or a little less functional or a little overlong or a little overweight or a little whatever. And so you start reshaping from an audience.”
“Break the rules. Be a fighter. Any dream is possible if you are brave enough to do it YOUR way.”
“I essentially get to represent my community on television.”

Source : Source: collider.com

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