Into this world, this demented innin which there is absolutely no room for him at all,Christ comes uninvited. (Thomas Merton)
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member (Groucho Marx)
Horror movies can be very interesting because they can deal with intangible subjects that are full of emotion
Horror movies can be very interesting because they can deal with intangible subjects that are full of emotion (Meg Tilly)
Acceptance,” she told the young woman. “God is watching over him.” The small room was quiet, and Emily felt her muscles relax as she prayed
Acceptance,” she told the young woman. “God is watching over him.” The small room was quiet, and Emily felt her muscles relax as she prayed (Shannon Claire Morelli, Heaven Awaits)
Character forms a life regardless of how obscurely that life is lived and how little light falls on it from the stars
Character forms a life regardless of how obscurely that life is lived and how little light falls on it from the stars (James Hillman)
I think of sports writers as mediating between two worlds. Athletes probably think of sports writers as not macho enough. And people in high culture probably think of sports writers as jocks or something. They are in an interestingly complex position in which they have to mediate the world of body and the world of words
I think of sports writers as mediating between two worlds. Athletes probably think of sports writers as not macho enough. And people in high culture probably think of sports writers as jocks or something. They are in an interestingly complex position in which they have to mediate the world of body and the world of words (David Shields)
I’m not an academic philosopher, and don’t agree with the way the universities approach the subject. I’m a philosopher only in the very loose sense of someone interested in wisdom and well-being attained through reason. But I’m as interested in psychoanalysis and art as I am in philosophy
I’m not an academic philosopher, and don’t agree with the way the universities approach the subject. I’m a philosopher only in the very loose sense of someone interested in wisdom and well-being attained through reason. But I’m as interested in psychoanalysis and art as I am in philosophy (Alain de Botton)
Children become frustrated and resentful when they view their parents as not being interested “in how they feel and in their point of view
Children become frustrated and resentful when they view their parents as not being interested “in how they feel and in their point of view (Haim G. Ginott, Between Parent and Child: The Bestselling Classic That Revolutionized Parent-Child Communication)
Love is like a vast ocean
Love is like a vast ocean (Lailah Gifty Akita)
To balance China, the democracies will need new friends – and India with its fast-growing economy, youthful population, and democratic politics seems the obvious candidate
To balance China, the democracies will need new friends – and India with its fast-growing economy, youthful population, and democratic politics seems the obvious candidate (David Frum)