"But even now, with the crates piled high in the hall, what I see most plainly about the books is that they are beautiful. They take up room? Of course they do: they are an environment; atoms, not bits. My books are not dead weight, they are live weight â€” matter infused by spirit, every one of them, even the silliest. They do not block the horizon; they draw it. They free me from the prison of contemporaneity: one should not live only in oneâ€™s own time. A wall of books is a wall of windows."

-- Leon Wieseltier

#Beautiful Quotes #Wall Quotes #Block Quotes

“Even at al my mother's concerts, I had never seen people go crazy the way they did with the Beatles.”
“The holy spirit means the invisible power of Jehovah, holy because he is holy. This power of Jehovah operated upon the minds of honest men who loved and who were devoted to righteousness, directing them in the writing of the Bible.”

Source : Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1921). “The Harp of God: Proof Conclusive that Millions Now Living Will Never Die; a Text-book for Bible Study Specially Adapted for Use of Beginners; with Numerous Questions and Scripture Citations ...”
“I'm like a sack of potatoes, to be abused at will.”
“I really do believe that my style is informed by the fact that I had such issues with my appearance at various times of my life.”
“I get scared of a lot of attention. I get scared of the spotlight. And I'm not talking about on the basketball court.”
“Hereâ€™s what I think: the only reason Iâ€™m not ordinary is that no one else sees me that way.”
“Make tawba not just for sins you've committed, but also for obligations you haven't fulfilled.”
“Grades don't measure anything other than your relevant obedience to a manager.”

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