"In the absence of any written analogue to speech, the sensible, natural environment remains the primary visual counterpart of spoken utterance, the palpable site, or matrix wherein meaning occurs and proliferates. In the absence of writing, we find ourselves situated in the field of discourse as we are embedded in the natural landscape; indeed, the two matrices are not separable. We can no more stabilize the language and render its meanings determinate than we can freeze all motion and metamorphosis within the land."

-- David Abram

#Writing Quotes #Two Quotes #Land Quotes

“In many things it is not well to say, "Know thyself"; it is better to say, "Know others."”
“This is more a personal quibble of mine, but why do you hate freedom? Why do you hate the fact that other people want a chance to live their lives and be happy, even though they may believe in something different than you, or act different than you? How does gay marriage, in any way shape or form, affect your life?”

Source : "'They Won't Magically Turn You Into A Lustful Cockmonster': Chris Kluwe Explains Gay Marriage To The Politician Who Is Offended By An NFL Player Supporting It". deadspin.com. September 7, 2012.
“But He Himself hath sealed your sufferings, and their thus saying condemns God, and His sealing condemns them.”
“My cloud photographs are equivalents of my most profound life experiences, my basic philosophy of life. All art is an equivalent of the artistâ€™s most profound life experiences.”

Source : Alfred Stieglitz, Dorothy Norman (1976). “Alfred Stieglitz”
“There is no philosophy that will help us to succeed if we doubt our ability to do so.”
“The Oxys filled holes in me I hadn't realized were empty. It was, at least for those first few months, a wonderful way to be disabled. I felt blessed.”
“The pas has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that.”
“We'll keep writing and if it hits our standards we'll go with it. We're not here to destroy anything. It's as precious to us as it is for someone who's followed us for years.”

Source : Source: www.digitalspy.com

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