"Whores perform the same function as priests, but far more thoroughly."

-- Robert A. Heinlein

#Religion Quotes #Priests Quotes #Function Quotes

“And the National Socialists believe that they can afford to ignore the world or oppose it, and build their castles-in-the-air without creating a possibly silent, but very palpable reaction from abroad.”
“We should not think of conversion as the acceptance of a particular creed, but as a change of heart.”
“[About a tiresome colleague]: He could bore for Scotland.”
“If you are destined to become a writer, you can't help it. If you can help it, you aren't destined to become a writer. The frustrations and disappointments, not even to mention the unspeakable loneliness, are too unbearable for anyone who doesn't have a deep sense of being unable to avoid writing.”
“This is your life!!! The children/husbands/lovers are just one chapter. The stronger we (women) get the more loving we can be- to all.”
“It makes me uncomfortable to talk about meanings and things. It's better not to know so much about what things mean. Because the meaning, it's a very personal thing, and the meaning for me is different than the meaning for somebody else.”
“I`ve had few dull moments [in my life] and not too many sad and defeated ones. In saying this I am by no means overlooking the rough and rocky years I`ve lived through. But I was not brought up thinking life would be easy. I always expected to work hard for my money and to get nothing I did not earn. And the bad years, it seems to me, were so few that only a dyed-in-the-wool grouch who enjoys feeling sorry for himself would complain.”

Source : Buster Keaton, Charles Samuels (2015). “My Wonderful World Of Slapstick”, p.8, Pickle Partners Publishing
“Iâ€™ll never die", he said. Before I could protest, Lucas put two fingers on my lips, his smile seemed to fill the room with lights and I realized he was telling a deeper kind of truth then Iâ€™d ever known before â€œYouâ€™ll live forever and being remembered by you is the only immortality Iâ€™ll ever need if I only live on as a part of you â€“ Bianca, thatâ€™s my idea of heaven”

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