"Our only hope rests on the off-chance that God does exist."

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Source : Alice Thomas Ellis (1987). “Unexplained Laughter”, Harpercollins

Alice Thomas Ellis

#Doe Quotes #Chance Quotes #God Does Exist Quotes

“He who knows what God is, studies to avoid sin.”
“I think that the reason for my success is that I am really not aspirational. I am inspirational in that the people at home feel like they can really relate to me.”
“I wondered if I was just the sum of my brain scan, little dots clustered in my frontal lobe. Is that where the poems came from? The desire to destroy myself? This last depression had scared me. It had come on so quickly, not like the gradual woolgathering in my brain I had known before.”

Source : Betsy Lerner (2004). “Food and Loathing: A Life Measured Out in Calories”, p.281, Simon and Schuster
“"Light Over Water" is the longest piece I have ever composed. It is a landmark in my personal struggle to create large forms. I feel that it is by and large a formally successful work, though I was constrained to write a piece at least fifty minutes long, and there are some dead spots in the music where I think I was simply marking time. However, I think when the dance is in motion, the formal problem is nonexistent.”
“I don't often agree with the RSPCA as I believe it is an animal's duty to be on my plate at supper time.”
“Edward and I had not had a last grand scene of farewell, nor did I plan one. To speak the word was to make it final. It would be the same as typing the words The End on the last page of a manuscript. So we did not say our goodbyes, and we stayed very close to each other, always touching. Whatever end found us, it would not find us separated.”
“Culturally, one of the best arguments we can make is, wait and see.”
“Play is the exultation of the possible.”

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