"The idea that emotion can be separated from sex is a Christian illusion, one of the most ingenious but finally unworkable strategies in Christianity's ancient campaign against pagan nature.?"

-- Camille Paglia

#Christian Quotes #Sex Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“Faithfulness to the moment and to the present circumstance entails continuous surrender.”

Source : Stephen Nachmanovitch (1991). “Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art”, p.21, Penguin
“People follow proven formulas in any business.”
“When we've got the puck, they can't score.”
“Hardly had the glow been kindled by some good deed on your part or by some little triumph over your rivals or by a word of praisefrom your parents or mentors when it would begin to cool and fade leaving you in a very short time as chill and dim as before.”
“I learnt another valuable lesson that night: listen to the quiet voice inside. Intuition is the noise of the mind.”

Source : Bear Grylls (2012). “Mud, Sweat, and Tears: The Autobiography”, p.36, Harper Collins
“Among all his creatures in heaven or earth, God hath not made any like unto the sun in the firmament, the beams whereof are beautiful and pleasant, and do give comfort in all places to all things.”

Source : John Jewel (2008). “The Works of John Jewel, Bishop of Salisbury: The Fourth Portion”, p.1162, Wipf and Stock Publishers
“The first Broadway show I ever heard was the recording of Carousel, and it was a very vivid experience.”
“He smelled cold water and cold intrepid green. Those early flowers smelled like cold water. Their fragrance was not the still perfume of high summer; it was the smell of cold, raw green.”

Source : Paul Harding (2011). “Tinkers”, p.60, Random House

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