"Beautiful. And ugly. The world is always both."

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Source : Ann Aguirre (2014). “The Razorland Trilogy”, p.845, Macmillan

Ann Aguirre

#Beautiful Quotes #World Quotes #Ugly Quotes

“Be careful what you ask for because when you pray for rain, you have to deal with the mud as well.”

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“The bride, white of hair, is stooped over her cane Her faltering footsteps need guiding. While down the church aisle, with wan toothless smile, The groom in a wheelchair comes riding. And who is this elderly couple you ask? You'll find, when you've closely explored it, That here is that rare, most conservative pair, Who waited 'til they could afford it.”
“I'm better looking in person.”
“Procrastination is a sign of a perfectionist.”
“If you're in the heyday of rock and roll and movies, and that's where I grew up. We didn't have to look for it. We didn't have to create angst. We didn't have to create desire. We didn't have to say, see we were screwed, my generation, because we wanted to be The Beatles or Elvis Presley. That ain't going to happen. So we always had this thing to reach for.”
“But Fate does iron wedges drive, And always crowds itself betwixt.”
“Battered Women: sounds delicious. Doesnâ€™t make it right.”
“The remarkable insights that science affords us into the intelligible workings of the world cry out for an explanation more profound than that which itself can provide. Religion, if it is to take seriously its claim that the world is the creation of god, must be humble enough to learn from science what that world is actually like. The dialogue between them can only be mutually enriching.”

Source : John Polkinghorne (1995). “Serious Talk: Science and Religion in Dialogue”, p.75, A&C Black

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