"If writing is language and language is desire and longing and suffering . . . then why when we write, when we make shapes on paper, why then does it so often look like the traditional, straight models, why does our longing look for example like John Updike's longing?"

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Source : Carole Maso (2000). “Break Every Rule: Essays on Language, Longing, & Moments of Desire”, Counterpoint Press

Carole Maso

#Writing Quotes #Suffering Quotes #Desire Quotes

“I saw the whole universe laid out before me, a vast shining machine of indescribable beauty and complexity. Its design was too intricate for me to understand, and I knew I could never begin to grasp more than the smallest idea of its purpose. But I sensed that every part of it, from quark to quasar, was unique and - in some mysterious way - significant.”

Source : R. J. Anderson (2011). “Ultraviolet”, p.290, Carolrhoda Lab
“Yet the wonder of it all is that, while engaged in a seemingly endless struggle, the Israelis have managed to turn a desert into a garden.”
“The Beatles did treat me as a member of the group. And that was a great honor, you know?”
“As I look around on Sunday morning at the people populating the pews, I see the risk that God has assumed. For whatever reason, God now reveals himself in the world not through a pillar of smoke and fire, not even through the physical body of his Son in Galilee, but through the mongrel collection that comprises my local church and every other such gathering in Godâ€™s name. (p. 68, Church: Why Bother?)”
“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.”
“I grew up with a sister I was very close with and a mom who was a powerful influence on my life. I was always close with women.”
“You can't imagine how stupid the whole world has grown nowadays.”
“A real man is one who fears the death of his heart, not of his body.”

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