"We despise all reverences and all objects of reverence which are outside the pale of our list of sacred things. And yet, with strange inconsistency, we are shocked when other people despise and defile the things which are holy to us."

-- Mark Twain

#People Quotes #Religion Quotes #Sacred Quotes

“The gazelles so gentle and clever Skip lightly in frolicsome mood.”
“I pray you never stand at any crossroads in your own lives, but if you do, if the darkness seems so total, if you think there is no way out, remember, never ever give up. The darker the night, the brighter the dawn, and when it gets really, really dark, this is when one sees the true brilliance of the stars.”
“Whether a thought is spoken or not it is a real thing and has powers of reality.”
“It is one thing to impose drastic measures and harsh economic penalties when an environmental problem is clear-cut and severe....”

Source : "2008 Climate Debate" by William F. Jasper, www.thenewamerican.com. March 31, 2008.
“I used to think that having lots of friends meant that you were happy. That's really not true. Having the right friends means that you're happy.”
“The transformation is the most excruciating pain that you could possibly imagine, so you're mimicking this grand mal seizure while wearing crazy latex make-up. It's so bizarre. It's really out there. The most challenging part is the emotional and physical side of it.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That is why a lot of travel seems to me a waste of time.”
“I have lots of fiction in the drawer, but the essays I mostly kick out into the world, ready or not. Fiction incubates differently, I suppose.”

Source : "Loitering: A Conversation with Essayist and Author Charles D'Ambrosio". Interview With Chris Schluep, www.amazonbookreview.com. February 3, 2016.

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