"ritual lulls our fear of disorder with the certainty of order."

--

E. M. Broner

#Order Quotes #Certainty Quotes #Ritual Quotes

“I love black thighs, you sisters better realize That real hair and real eyes get real guys. So before you makeup your face, you better make up your mind...”
“But why wasn't I born, alas, in an age of Adjectives; why can one no longer write of silver-shedding Tears and moon-tailed Peacocks, of eloquent Death, of the Negro and star-enameled Night?”
“Change works most effectively when started from the inside”
“It was the smile which runs before a promise.”

Source : Anna Katharine Green (2016). “The House of the Whispering Pines”, p.258, Anna Katharine Green
“Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you're generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.”
“I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.”
“Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are.”
“I like horses. My grandfather had a horse named Whiskey and I got to ride it all the time. They are terrifying and beautiful. If there's a beast taking you to heaven or hell it probably looks something like a horse.”

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