"The theories of the major philosophers of the 18th century secular enlightenment were biblical and theological in spite of themselves."

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Source : "Honored literary scholar M.H. Abrams continues his labors (of love)". Interview with Linda Grace-Kobas, news.cornell.edu. June 11, 1999.

M. H. Abrams

#Biblical Quotes #Enlightenment Quotes #Philosopher Quotes

“Nobody wants to hear that you will try your best. It is the wrong thing to say. It is like saying 'I probably won't hit you with a shovel.' Suddenly everyone is afraid you will do the opposite.”
“If you don't take no chances, then you're not a performer. Performers always take chances. You go see a singer, they'll hit the high note. They'll hit that note, they're not afraid, they're gonna exaggerate the fact and make me enjoy it, make me say, 'Wow, I wish I could do that!”
“Love, it’s such a night, laced with running water, irreparable, riddled with a million leaks. A night shaped like a shadow thrown by your absence. Every crack trickles, every overhang drips. The screech of nighthawks has been replaced by the splash of rain. The rain falls from the height of streetlights. Each drop contains its own shattering blue bulb.”

Source : Stuart Dybek (2004). “The Coast of Chicago: Stories”, p.86, Picador
“And she was terribly aware that she was alive. Not just living and breathing, but ...alive.”

Source : Mary Balogh (2006). “Simply Love”, p.82, Delacorte Press
“There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall.”
“I've always treated the music business as a business.”
“Right now I am trying to be in a place of calm, a place where I can chill out and then handle the chaos of life better. You don't just get it overnight; you have to work at it. It's a daily struggle.”
“Want! You must want something. What do you want?”

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