"Thus is the fruit of the Earth taken, its flesh torn. Thus is it given over standing, toward rot. It is the principle of corruption, the death of what is, the birth of what is to be. You are wine."

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Source : Richard Selzer (1996). “Mortal Lessons: Notes on the Art of Surgery”, p.130, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Richard Selzer

#Taken Quotes #Wine Quotes #Earth Quotes

“I think the human mind is fascinating. I love figuring out why people are doing what they do.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I would like to write a Book which would drive men mad, which would be like an open door leading them where they would never have consented to go, in short, a door that opens onto reality.”

Source : Antonin Artaud, Susan Sontag (1976). “Antonin Artaud, Selected Writings”, p.59, Univ of California Press
“I think through education, belief in God, and good engineering, our children become a lot better at what they're doing than we did, and that starts with the very first sign of life on the face of this earth.”
“Our problem is not that we don't have power, so much as that we tend to not use the power we have.”
“Until I discovered cooking, I was never really interested in anything.”
“I'm worried that our technology is helping to bring the long, postwar consensus against fascism to an end.”
“Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue.”
“If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.”

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