"Even the cry from the depths is an affirmation: Why cry if there is no hint of hope of hearing?"

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Source : Martin E. Marty (1993). “A Cry of Absence: Reflections for the Winter of the Heart”, Harper San Francisco

Martin E. Marty

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“Book tours are almost designed to beat out of an author any affection he has for his book.”
“I simply want you to give to yourself as much as you give of yourself. By taking care of yourself financially, you will truly be able to take care of those you love.”
“The powerful have invoked God at their side in this war, so that we will accept their power and our weakness as something that has been established by divine plan. But there is no god behind this war other than the god of money, nor any right other than the desire for death and destruction. Today there is a â€˜NOâ€™ which shall weaken the powerful and strengthen the weak: the â€˜NOâ€™ to war.”

Source : "Say No to the War of Fear" by Subcomandante Marcos, www.counterpunch.org. February 22, 2003.
“We can choose to make our love for each other what our lives are really about.”
“I maintain that two and two would continue to make four, in spite of the whine of the amateur for three, or the cry of the critic for five.”
“Education in our family was not merely emphasized, it was our raison d'etre ... In this family of accomplished scholars, I was to become the academic black sheep. I performed adequately at high school, but in comparison to my older brother, who set the record for the highest cumulative average for our high school, my performance was decidedly mediocre.”
“Well, maybe there are one or two things about the double jeopardy concept that are overlooked. I could be charged with violating my probation. I could be charged for illegal possession of a firearm or violating his civil rights if I did kill him. But when you're making a movie, there's only so much that you can do. I know that some people, while thoroughly enjoying it, have said, It's a little bit implausible. But it's such great fun.”
“His head is busy moving between my parted thighs. He makes low purr-like sounds between my legs and is so surprisingly ravenous I can feel his teeth. His nails bit into my thighs as he devours me like he's the one deriving pleasure from the act, and I'm so turned on by the way he laps me up, that I come.”

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