"The inner spaces that a good story lets us enter are the old apartments of religion."

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John Updike

#Space Quotes #Religion Quotes #Stories Quotes

“Calmness is a huge gift. And once you master it, you will be able to respond in a useful way to every difficult situation that decides to walk into your heart.”
“I'm addicted to the dynamics of relationships whether they be in love, work, between strangers on the streets, or in the world in general.”
“I think Captain Cousteau might be the father of the environmental movement.”
“To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living. Vegetarians are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit, an affront to all I stand for, the pure enjoyment of food.”
“There's a better scientific consensus on this than on any issue I know - except maybe Newton's second law of dynamics...Man has reached the point where his impact on the climate can be as significant as nature's.”
“I think for me, what I'm doing on set is I'm watching things happen as an audience member and trying to just look at, what's the image we're photographing, how will that advance the story and what will the next image be.”
“I pray for you, that all your misgivings will be melted to thanksgivings. Remember that the shadow a thing casts often far exceeds the size of the thing itself (especially if the light be low on the horizon) and though some future fear may strut brave darkness as you approach, the thing itself will be but a speck when seen from beyond. Oh that He would restore us often with that 'aspect from beyond,' to see a thing as He sees it, to remember that He dealeth with us as with sons.”
“The most insane things can become normal if you have them around you long enough. A mind canâ€™t seem to hold anything too crazy for too long without finding a way to make it seem normal.”

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