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Quotes
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Authors
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David Punter
"The gothic reminds us that we are mainly driven by our passions; the Gothic deals in illicit desires, in what is prohibited by society."
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David Punter
#Passion Quotes
#Desire Quotes
#Gothic Quotes
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“Sensuality, wanting a religion, invented Love.”
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“How can you tell when a political ideology has become the equivalent of a religion?”
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“All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seed of today.”
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“The events inspired characters that truly existed, as well as fictitious people I had to invent. Sometimes the harsh reality was too much, too absurd. This was the case with the story of the cat who roamed from one trench to another and in the film ended up being imprisoned. In reality, the tom cat was accused of spying and was arrested by the French army, and then shot according to regulations.”
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“The literary scene is a kind of Medusa’s raft, small and sinking, and one’s instinct when a newcomer tries to clamber aboard is to step on his fingers.”
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“From a historical viewpoint, religion is just a kind of superstition, and from a political viewpoint it is a tool of social control.”
Source : Source: deutsche-denker.de
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“Imagine how weird phones would look if your mouth was nowhere near your ears.”
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“Loving-kindness is required, but a follower of Christ-just like the Master-will be firm in the truth.”
