“Not a word, not a word of love, Prehaps, she thought, he does not love in the ordinary way. God loves us, after all, He manifests it in cancer, cholera, Siamese twins. Not all forms of love are comprehensible, and some forms of love destroy what they touch.”
― Hilary Mantel, quote from Fludd
“Innocence is a bleeding wound without a bandage, a wound that opens with every casual knock from casual passers-by. Experience is an armour.”
― Hilary Mantel, quote from Fludd
“God loves us, after all; He manifests it in cancer, cholera, Siamese twins. Not all forms of love are comprehensible, and some forms of love destroy what they touch”
― Hilary Mantel, quote from Fludd
“High spirits are a foolish waste in those destined for the chain gang of marriage and the mill”
― Hilary Mantel, quote from Fludd
“Christ died to free us from the burden of our sin, but he never, so far as [Sister Philomena:] could see, lifted a finger to free us from our stupidity”
― Hilary Mantel, quote from Fludd
“And they say [money's] the root of all evil. Well, Protestants say that. Catholics know better.”
― Hilary Mantel, quote from Fludd
Hilary Mantel
Born place: in Glossop, Derbyshire, England, The United Kingdom
Born date July 6, 1952
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“[об американцах]
— Я понимаю, они — туристы, не отличающиеся очень уж развитым воображением. Вспоминаю, как училась там в школе. Ребята там казались мне гораздо более открытыми, по крайней мере в том, что касалось личных пристрастий. Всегда рассказывали, что чувствуют.
— Да дело вовсе не в том, что они об этом не рассказывают.
— А в том, что недостаточно чувствуют?
— Да и не в этом тоже. Недостаточно знают. Не позволяют себе много знать. Как с этим Грамши, о котором ты говорила. — Он помолчал и добавил: — Всё всегда делают по правилам.
Джейн помолчала немного.
— Питер писал о чём-то вроде этого в одном из писем. Как вначале тебе нравится их прямота… а потом начинаешь тосковать по извивам.
— Я испытал то же самое. Прозрачность — прекрасная вещь. Пока не начинаешь понимать, что она основана не столько на внутренней честности, сколько на отсутствии воображения. И эта их так называемая откровенность по поводу секса. Они просто не понимают, что утратили.”
― John Fowles, quote from Daniel Martin
“This is the most complicated relationship since Romeo and Juliet," she complained. "You're
both hopeless. I mean, what is the big problem? You love him. He adores you. You get together and live happily ever after. Any
questions? No, of course not. That'll be ten dollars, thank you.”
― John Marsden, quote from The Other Side of Dawn
“Life is a school of the spirit, Aidan,” Ruadh intoned with gentle insistence. “Learning is our soul’s requirement, and”
― Stephen R. Lawhead, quote from Byzantium
“في نمط الكينونة لا يكون التملك الخاص او الملكية الخاصة إلا أهمية وجدانية ضئيلة, حيث لا تنشأ الحاجة لامتلاك شيء لكي أستمتع به, او حتى لكي استعمله واستفيد منه, ففي نمط الكينونة يمكن لأكثر من شخص وفي الحقيقة يمكن لملايين الناس ان يشتركوا في الاستمتاع بالشيء نفسه, حيث لا توجد حاجة, كما لا يرغب أحد في امتلاكه كشرط للاستمتاع به, ولا يعني هذا منع وقوع صراغ فحسب, وانما يعني ايضا خلق اسمى شكل من اشكال السعادة الانسانية الا وهو المتعة المشتركة فليس أقدر على توجيد البشر دون النيل من ذاتيتهم من المشاركة في الاعجاب بشخص او محبته,او المشاركة في الاقتناع بفكرة, او في الطرب لاغنية او لقطعة موسيقية, او الاعجاب بصورة او رمز, او المشاركة في أداء الشعائر, او الاحساس المشترك بالأسى والحزن. إن متعة المشاركة هي التي تحتفظ بالحيوية في العلاقات بين اثنين وهي الأساس الذي قامت عليه كل الديانات وجميع الحركات السياسية والفلسفية الكبرى.”
― Erich Fromm, quote from To Have or to Be? The Nature of the Psyche
“As long as you're dreaming, there's always a way out.”
― Paul Auster, quote from Oracle Night
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