"I hated the things they believe in, the things they so innocently and charmingly pretended. I hated the sanctimonious piety that let people hurt helpless creatures. I hated the prayers and the hymns - the fountains and the red images that coloured their drab music, the fountains filled with blood, the sacrifice of the lamb."

-- Ellen Glasgow

#Hurt Quotes #Prayer Quotes #Believe Quotes

“Civil religion gives American culture its direction and defines its fundamental values, but it does not determine the diversified contents of American national culture.”
“But responsibility hardens the heart. It must.”

Source : Ford Madox Ford (2011). “Parade's End Volume III: A Man Could Stand Up-”, p.203, Carcanet
“The theater is so endlessly fascinating because it's so accidental. It's so much like life.”
“I think the open software movement (and Linux in particular) is laudable.”
“Poetry is not a civilizer, rather the reverse, for great poetry appeals to the most primitive instincts.”

Source : Robinson Jeffers, Tim Hunt (1988). “The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers: Poetry 1903-1920, prose, and unpublished writings”, p.425, Stanford University Press
“Environmental historians . . . insist that we have got to go . . . down to the earth itself as an agent and presence in history. Here we will discover even more fundamental forces at work over time. And to appreciate those forces we must now and then get out of parliamentary chambers, out of birthing rooms and factories, get out of doors altogether, and ramble into fields, woods, and the open air. It is time we bought a good set of walking shoes, and we cannot avoid getting some mud on them.”
“If you're married to an entrenched non-apologizer, it won't help to doggedly demand one. Some folks lack the self-esteem required to take responsibility for their less than honorable behaviors, feel remorse, and offer a heartfelt apology. And many people are so hard on themselves for the mistakes they make, they don't have the emotional room to admit vulnerability and apologize to a partner.”
“The pain we feel When someone leaves our life is in direct proportion to the joy they bring while a part of our life for a few moments. In my life you made me feel as if I truly meant something to someone”

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