"Consciousness is either inexplicable illusion, or else revelation."

-- C. S. Lewis

#Consciousness Quotes #Illusion Quotes #Revelations Quotes

“Thinking, not for the first time, that life should come with a trapdoor. Just a little exit hatch you could disappear through when youÂ´d utterly and completely mortified yourself. Or when you had spontaneous zit eruptions. â€œGood book?â€ he asked, taking it from her and reading the subtitle, â€œA Guide for Good Girls Who (Sometimes) Want to Be Bad,â€ out loud. But life did not come with a trapdoor.”
“Ever hear of a telephone, asshole?”
“He came over in long purÂposeÂful strides, sat at the edge of her bed, and in a tenÂder, posÂsesÂsive gesÂture wiped the lipÂstick off her lips. â€œWhat is that?â€ he asked. â€œAll the other girls wear it,â€ TaÂtiana said, quickly wipÂing her mouth, breathÂless at the sight of him. â€œInÂcludÂing Dasha.â€ â€œWell, I donâ€™t want you to have anyÂthing on your lovely face,â€ he said, stroking her cheeks. â€œGod knows, you donâ€™t need it.”
“Dig until you hit rock. Then take out that jackhammer and go a little deeper.”
“So finally, I decided that the best response â€” the safest â€” was none at all.”
“Violence is black children going to school for 12 years and receiving 6 years' worth of education.”
“In our house we repeated the pattern of thousands of other homes. There were a few books and a lot of music. Our food and our furniture were no different from our neighbors'.”

Source : Emanuel Celler (1953). “You Never Leave Brooklyn: The Autobiography of Emanuel Celler”
“Without much accuracy, with strangely little love at all, your family will decide for you exactly who you are, and they'll keep nudging, coaxing, poking you until you've changed into that very simple shape.”

Source : FaceBook post by Allan Gurganus from Mar 20, 2011

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