“Talk to me about the truth of religion and I'll listen gladly. Talk to me about the duty of religion and I'll listen submissively. But don't come talking to me about the consolations of religion or I shall suspect that you don't understand.”
― A Grief Observed
― A Grief Observed
“Some of this book—perhaps too much—has been about how I learned to do it. Much of it has been about how you can do it better. The rest of it—and perhaps the best of it—is a permission slip: you can, you should, and if you're brave enough to start, you will. Writing is magic, as much the water of life as any other creative art. The water is free. So drink. Drink and be filled up. ”
― On Writing A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing A Memoir of the Craft
“The Universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.”
― Possible Worlds
― Possible Worlds
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