"Symbol systems cannot simply be rejected; they must be replaced. Where there is no replacement, the mind will revert to familiar structures at times of crisis, bafflement, or defeat."

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Source : Carol P. Christ (1987). “Laughter of Aphrodite: reflections on a journey to the goddess”, HarperOne

Carol P. Christ

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“If I'm traveling, I'll pack socks in my bag - really cute furry ones.”
“The tragedy of Karbala decided not only the fate of the Caliphate, but also of Mohammadan kingdoms long after the Caliphate had waned and disappeared.”
“The power of story is potent and that's why historical fiction can be an extraordinarily significant way of teaching people logical truth propositions, moves you along, moves your emotions as well as informs your intellect.”

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“For me, I love auditioning.”
“I don't want to spend a month and a half in a studio with music I don't like, and fortunately I don't have to.”
“Comic book' has come to mean a specific genre, not a story form, in people's minds. So someone will call 'Die Hard' a 'comic-book movie,' when it has nothing to do with comic books. I'd rather have comics be the vehicle by which stories are told.”
“The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.”
“In the opera we call love, the libretto is almost nothing.”

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