"An Inuit hunter asked the local missionary priest: If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell? No, said the priest, not if you did not know. Then why, asked the Inuit earnestly, did you tell me?"

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Source : Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ch. 7 (1974)

Annie Dillard

#Religion Quotes #Inuit Quotes #Missionary Quotes

“Experience praises the most happy the one who made the most people happy.”
“You can't fake creativity, competence, or sexual arousal.”
“Laughter rises out of tragedy when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.”
“You can be what you dream.”
“If a guy can't handle your natural hair, he's weak. Why waste time on someone like that?”
“we need to let our errors awaken, transform, and change us by taking them to heart, owning them.”

Source : Rafe Martin (2011). “Endless Path: Awakening Within the Buddhist Imagination: Jataka Tales, Zen Practice, and Daily Life”, p.48, North Atlantic Books
“Characters that are not the norm or a bit out of the ordinary are always a challenge as an actress. You learn more by using different tools for those type of characters. They are always much more fun to play and much more interesting. They take you places that you wouldn't necessarily go in your everyday life.”
“I have received your letter of the 6th, with the eloquent discourse delivered at the consecration of the Jewish Synagogue. Having ever regarded the freedom of religious opinions and worship as equally belonging to every sect, and the secure enjoyment of it as the best human provision for bringing all either into the same way of thinking, or into that mutual charity which is the only substitute, I observe with pleasure the view you give of the spirit in which your sect partake of the blessings offered by our Government and laws.”

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