"We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow."

-- Erica Jong

#Spiritual Quotes #Order Quotes #Human Experience Quotes

“This is not a day for asking questions, not a day on any calendar. This day is conscious of itself. This day is a lover, bread, and gentleness, more manifest than saying can say.”
“My wife was my greatest asset. I didn't marry her until after World War II, but she has complemented me in every job I've ever had”
“How do I soothe his ache when mine was a big gaping hole large enough for both of us to fit in?”
“Chess cannot be taught. Chess can only be learned.”
“Abstraction allows man to see with his mind what he cannot see physically with his eyes.”
“...the very basics of photography [can] be potent and strange. So why not make pictures about the medium itself and see where they would take me?”

Source : Abelardo Morell (1995). “A camera in a room: photographs”, Smithsonian Inst Pr
“"What kind of world do we live in? Why are we applauding this guy's abs?" I mean, no offense to Michael Phelps. We like him. But he's not smart. He hasn't invented anything or saved people's lives. He's a guy with abs, and we celebrate these abs.”

Source : "The Pressure Cooker as Transcendence". Interview with David L. Ulin, believermagblog.wordpress.com. January 15, 2014.
“There is a budding tomorrow in midnight.”

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