"I always thought of writing as holy. I still do. Itâ€™s not something to be approached casually."

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Deborah Eisenberg

#Writing Quotes #Holy Quotes #Stills Quotes

“We are defined by the stories we tell ourselves.”
“Now we must learn to judge a society by its sounds...”
“Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all.”
“Fiction was invented the day Jonas arrived home and told his wife that he was three days late because he had been swallowed by a whale.”
“Art is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification of nature.”

Source : Mind: An Essay in Human Feeling vol. 1, pt. 2, ch. 4 (1967)
“What would it take for you to acknowledge - what would it take for you to acknowledge that race is an issue? Maybe you don't want to acknowledge that race is an issue.”
“An orator without judgment is a horse without a bridle.”
“Any ritual is an opportunity for transformation. To do a ritual, you must be willing to be transformed in some way. The inner willingness is what makes the ritual come alive and have power. If you aren't willing to be changed by the ritual, don't do it.”

Source : "Infinity in Your Hand : A Guide for the Spiritually Curious". Book by William H. Houff, p. 151, 1994.

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