"The force behind the movement of time is a mourning that will not be comforted. That is why the first event is known to have been an expulsion, and the last is hoped to be a reconciliation and return. So memory pulls us forward, so prophecy is only brilliant memory - there will be a garden where all of us as one child will sleep in our mother Eve, hooped in her ribs and staved by her spine."

-- Marilynne Robinson

#Mother Quotes #Time Quotes #Children Quotes

“I want you to know how I feel about my Italian heritage, so I'd like to say a few words in Italian: Verdi, Pavarotti, DiMaggio, Valentino, De Niro, Giuliani. . .”
“If the biblical writers were writing today they might spell out some things more clearly, given how easily even Christians fall into thinking in ways alien and foreign to the biblical story of God and creation.”

Source : Source: www.biblegateway.com
“Am I foolish and insignificant or am I great? I gave all the individuals in the world cause to kneel down in front of me.”
“If we fix a goal and work towards it, then we are never just passing time.”
“To understand yourself is the beginning of wisdom.”
“The songs that you work and work and work on sometimes are just forced and not as good.”

Source : Source: bleacherreport.com
“I think cookies are sort of the unsung sweet, you know? They're incredibly popular. But everybody thinks of cakes and pies and fancier desserts before they think cookies. A plate of cookies is a great way to end dinner and really nice to share at the holidays.”

Source : "Celebrity Chefs' Christmas Treats & Traditions". Good Housekeeping Interview, www.goodhousekeeping.com. November 8, 2010.
“I think my poems are slightly underrated by the word accessible.”

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