"Kitsch may be conveniently defined as a specifically aesthetic form of lying."

-- Matei Calinescu

#Lying Quotes #May Quotes #Kitsch Quotes

“Earlier theories ... were based on the hypothesis that all the matter in the universe was created in one big bang at a particular time in the remote past. [Coining the "big bang" expression.]”
“A girl must allow others to share the responsibility for care, thus enabling others to care for her. She must learn how to care inways appropriate to her age, her desires, and her needs; she then acts with authenticity. She must be allowed the freedom not to care; she then has access to a wide range of feelings and is able to care more fully.”
“Tides is a rich, taut, suspenseful, and funny exploration of two worlds, selkie and human. It's full of mystery but it's also so fully imagined that a reader can jump right in. Betsy Cornwell is a terrific new talent with a boundless imagination.”
“When you ask God for a gift, Be thankful if he sends, Not diamonds, pearls or riches, but the love of real true friends.”

Source : Helen Steiner Rice, Virginia Ruehlmann (2004). “The Poems and Prayers of Helen Steiner Rice”, p.45, Revell
“The shimmering, lucid tones and silver melancholy ofÂ I'll Be Right ThereÂ give readers a South Korea peopled with citizens fighting for honor and intellectual freedom, and longing for love and solace. Kyung-Sook Shin's characters have unforgettable voices-it's no wonder she has so many fans.”
“Before the counter-culture revolutionary Li Lian was executed in 1971 for criticising the Cultural Revolution, pour policemen pushed her face against the window of a truck, lifted her shirt and cut out her kidneys with a surgical knife,â€™ Mau Sen said, his face stony and white. â€˜I think that removing the organs of convicts while they are still alive is too much. It completely contravenes medical ethics.â€™ â€˜This is a dissection class, not a political meeting,â€™ Sun Chunlin said.”
“Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations... can never effect a reform.”
“What mattered to her was that she loved God, whether or not He granted her the consolation and joy of His felt presence.”

Source : Brian Kolodiejchuk, Mother Teresa (2012). “Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light: The revealing private writings of the Nobel Peace Prize winner”, p.177, Random House

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