"People in power tend to find poetry dangerous to them because it is dislocating, they can't catch it, can't control it. They prefer coherence, what's blunt and has clarity."

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Elia Suleiman

#People Quotes #Coherence Quotes #Clarity Quotes

“What I suddenly understood was that a thank-you note isn't the price you pay for receiving a gift, as so many children think it is, a kind of minimum tribute or toll, but an opportunity to count your blessings. And gratitude isn't what you give in exchange for something; it's what you feel when you are blessed--blessed to have family and friends who care about you, and who want to see you happy. Hence the joy from thanking.”
“Religion assures us that our afflictions shall have an end; she comforts us, she dries our tears, she promises us another life. On the contrary, in the abominable worship of atheism, human woes are the incense, death is the priest, a coffin the altar, and annihilation the Deity.”

Source : "The Genius of Christianity". Book by François-René de Chateaubriand, Part I, Book VI, Chapter V. Translated by Charles I. White, D.D. Baltimore: John Murphy, 1871, p. 202, 1802.
“All he said was, "Here, have your dinfast. Then we can start packing." "Dinfast," Nick repeated. "Dinner and breakfast!" Alan said triumphantly. "Like brunch." Nick subjected him to a long, judgemental stare. "There's something very wrong with you," he said at last. "I thought you should know.”
“If the soul has food for study and learning, nothing is more delightful than an old age of leisure.”
“Imagine a senator running for president whose positions included halving the military budget, socializing the medical system, re-regulating the communications and electrical industries, establishing a guaranteed minimum income for all Americans, and equalizing funding for all schools regardless of property valuations - and who promised to fire Alan Greenspan, counseled withdrawal from the World Trade Organization, and, for good measure, spoke warmly of adolescent sexual experimentation. That was Barry Goldwater, conservative.”
“Cute is when your personality shines through your looks. Like, when you see someone's personality in the way they walk and you just feel like hugging them every time you see them.”

Source : "Natalie Portman--Cluttered and Loving It". Interview with Ted Demme, Ingrid Sischy, www.oocities.org. March 1996.
“That whisper you keep hearing is the universe trying to get your attention.”
“A lot of my writing is not terribly civilized.”

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