Sylve

“Thou art a foolish chicken.”
― John Steinbeck, Flight

“Thou? A man? Thou art a peanut.”
― John Steinbeck, Flight

“In fact if one simply considers the similarities between religion and government, it can seem quite odd that anyone would imagine the authority of the two should be anything but united. Religious and political regimes are both about governing people. Both lay down rules for doing so. Both regard these rules as expressing moral values, the way things ought and ought not to be. Both insist that these normative rules are authoritatively binding on people. Moreover, any religion is a comprehensive worldview which necessarily includes the political, social, and all the other dimensions of human life. From all this the conclusion would seem to necessarily follow: since God is Lord of all creation and since His truth is one, religious and political authority must be one. If they are not, social peace and godly order are impossible. Looked at strictly in these terms, the Taliban has a point.”
― Hugh Heclo, Christianity and American Democracy

“Let her be. So all that is in her will not bloom—but in how many does it? There is still enough left to live by.”
― Tillie Olsen, I Stand Here Ironing