"Suffering ignites the spark of contact with the sublime and offers proof of humanity ..."

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Source : Lydia Millet (2005). “Oh Pure and Radiant Heart”, p.214, Soft Skull Press

Lydia Millet

#Grief Quotes #Humanity Quotes #Sublime Quotes

“Death, jewelry, or magic; it sounded like Valentine's Day.”
“Trends toward increasing numbers of infection and increasing drug resistance show no sign of abating,”
“Human knowledge is dark and uncertain; philosophy is dark, astrology is dark, and geometry is dark.”

Source : John Jewel (1848). “The Works of John Jewel, D.D., Bishop of Salisbury”, p.323
“You don’t have to be part of a club to know Jesus. And you don’t? have to be part of a scene to know Jesus. And you don’t have to be perfect to know Jesus. You don’t even have to be semi-perfect to know Jesus. You just have to be willing, and open, and honest.”
“Smoking cures weight problems, eventually.”
“I believe in the immortality of the Theatre, it is a most joyous place to hide, for all those who have secretly put their childhood in their pockets and run off and away with it, to play on to the end of their days.”
“The land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a distance, but, like all other landscapes, the charm fades on a nearer approach, and the thorns and briars become visible.”
“All history, of course, is the history of wars.”

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