"Every new truth begins in a shocking heresy."

-- Margaret Deland

#Truth Is Quotes #Heresy Quotes

“It is the first experience you ever had of reading a decent poem: 'Oh, somebody else is lonely, too!”

Source : Mary Ruefle (2012). “Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures”, p.95, Wave Books
“My especial object is to help the poor; the rich can help themselves. I believe in self-made men.”
“What I absolutely can't do is just sit around, that drives me crazy. I go nuts! I'm far too nervous, too high strung to sit around. It's not my thing; I can't deal with it!”
“Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash.”
“God never forces a person's will into surrender, and He never begs. He patiently waits until that person willingly yields to Him. True surrender is a matter of being 'united together [with Jesus] in the likeness of His death' (Romans 6:5) until nothing ever appeals to you that did not appeal to Him. And after you surrender--then what? Your entire life should be characterized by an eagerness to maintain unbroken fellowship and oneness with God.”
“A lie will go round the world while truth is pulling its boots on.”
“I use a lot of double-tonguing [using the tongue to control airflow]; that allows me to play as fast as if I was slurring, but with clean articulation on every note.”
“Maybe when I'm dead, I'll be forgiven, but I'm afraid I'll also be forgotten.”

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