"For order represents our fear and nervousness. We create ordered interiors as a protest over the passing of things, to define our mortal lives against the void of time."

-- Gertrude Diamant

#Order Quotes #Void Quotes #Passing Quotes

“A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.”
“It's great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today. So learning to enjoy today has two benefits: it gives me happiness right now, and it becomes a good memory later.”
“Sunflowers are like people to me.”
“To my mind, the theory of [evolution] does not stand up at all. If living matter is not, then, caused by the interplay of atoms, natural forces, and radiation [i.e., time, chance, and chemistry], how has it come into being? I think, however, that we must go further than this and admit that the only acceptable explanation is creation.”
“I would hate to think I'm promoting sadness as an aesthetic. But I grew up in not just a family but a town and a culture where sadness is something you're taught to feel shame about. You end up chronically desiring what can be a very sentimental idea of love and connection. A lot of my work has been about trying to make a space for sadness.”
“It is hard to hold on to friendships when people move away to another state or to another world.”
“I expect a cigar.....not lit, hopefully”
“Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.”

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