"A stellar, fully-realized collection of stories... grounded, wonderfully, in the river valleys of western Maine. You come away not only understanding a place but the soul of its people."

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Peter Orner

#Rivers Quotes #People Quotes #Understanding Quotes

“Physicists use 'God' as a metaphor more often than other scientists-- especially in popular writing, but in the technical literature as well. Of course, this is just a metaphor for order at the heart of confusion. A rational or aesthetic pattern underlying reality is far from a theistic God.”
“Nothing fine and noble will ever perish from the earth as long as there are hearts to remember.”
“Disarmament requires trust.”

Source : Gustav Walter Heinemann (1972). “Gustav W. Heinemann: President of the Federal Republic of Germany”
“Don't bother me, leave me alone. Anyway, I'm almost grown.”
“I am a millionaire today and my wife deserves all of the credit. Before I met her I was a multi-millionaire.”
“It’s an old Orc axe, which means he’s been in battle. Orcs have killed members of his family, and he’s trying to find the Orc that did it to him so that he can give it back. But as the journey goes on, Bifur actually becomes more lucid. He becomes a bit more focused, and the journey is a bit healing for him.”
“So, I'm on 'Sesame Street,' walking around with all these monsters, Elmo and his buddies, a whole bunch of chickens, a whole bunch of penguins and a number four dancing about. It was just pure joy, simple, ridiculous fun, stupid joy. There's no irony. 'Sesame Street' is just a crazy great place to be.”
“For where else, if not in the home, can we let our imagination wander?”

Source : Witold Rybczynski (1990). “Most Beautiful House in the World”, Turtleback

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