"Literature must spring from the deep and submerged humus of our life."

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Source : Meridel Le Sueur, Elaine Hedges (1990). “Ripening: Selected Work”, p.31, Feminist Press at CUNY

Meridel Le Sueur

#Spring Quotes #Literature Quotes

“The nation seems to slouch onward into its uncertain future like some huge inarticulate beast, too much attainted by wounds and ailments to be robust, but too strong and resourceful to succumb.”

Source : Quoted in Hedrick Smith The Power Game (1988).
“To be ruthless requires belief that our life on earth is but a brief prelude to an afterlife, or a temporary sacrifice before some utopia can be instituted. Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains.”
“Stop in somebody's shadow to rest and cool down, and you are lost. No one can make anyone else happy.”

Source : Peter Deunov (2004). “Love Is All Forgiving: Reflections on Love and Spirituality”, p.110, Health Communications, Inc.
“Who you allow into the circle of your life will make the difference in the quality of your life.”

Source : Chris Prentiss (2007). “The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure: A Holistic Approach to Total Recovery”, p.210, BookBaby
“Any fear of aging, I think, is simply vanity.”

Source : FaceBook post by Leighton Meester from Jun 28, 2013
“It is only by being exchanged that the products of labor acquire a socially uniform objectivity as values, which is distinct from their sensuously varied objectivity as articles of utility.”
“I like the way the prose and poetry interact.”
“It's not a gun control problem; it's a cultural control problem.”

Source : "Are guns or society to blame? Lawmakers search for answers", www.cnn.com. April 23, 1999.

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