"Death is for a long time. Those of shallow thought say that it is forever. There is, at least, a long night of it. There is the forgetfulness and the loss of identity. The spirit, even as the body, is unstrung and burst and scattered. One goes down to death, and it leaves a mark on one forever."

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Source : "Space Chantey" by R. A. Lafferty, (Ch. 2), 1968.

R. A. Lafferty

#Loss Quotes #Night Quotes #Long Quotes

“Follow your own way of speaking to our Lord sincerely, lovingly, confidently, and simply, as your heart dictates.”
“Allison Winn Scotch is the real deal and The Department of Lost and Found is one you absolutely won't want to miss.”
“If humans weren't here and we didn't care about anything that lives here, if this were a video game, I'd push the button and see what happens, because it'd be really exciting; but it's not a video game.”
“I would be lying, if I said that sometimes it is just a job that you show up for because you're getting paid, and that's important, too. But, if you can be in a state of mind where you enjoy your job, whether it's just a job, or it's actually cathartic for you, or it's something personal. I think it would be much easier to be content with doing a good job.”
“When you get to Heaven you won't need faith because you'll be able to see it and know it all then. You won't need hope because it's already arrived, but there'll still be love because the greatest of these is love! (1Cor.13.)”
“The sun penetrates me soundlessly like a distant friend that stirs up my laziness, fertilizes it. We bring forth life.”
“Well, I believe that "thinking" is just as real a phenomenon in the world as anything else, and just as worthy of exploration. Maybe even more? So writing about "thought" to me is like writing about a tree or anything else real.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“You must talk to us as equals, or not talk to us at all.”

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