Araku Quotes & Sayings

The abiding western dominology can with religion sanction identify anything dark, profound, or fluid with a revolting chaos, an evil to be mastered, a nothing to be ignored. 'God had made us master organizers of the world to establish system where chaos reigns. He has made us adept in government that we may administer government among savages and senile peoples.' From the vantage point of the colonizing episteme, the evil is always disorder rather than unjust order; anarchy rather than control, darkness rather than pallor. To plead otherwise is to write 'carte blanche for chaos.' Yet those who wear the mark of chaos, the skins of darkness, the genders of unspeakable openings
those Others of Order keep finding voice. But they continue to be muted by the bellowing of the dominant discourse. — Catherine Keller

Lightning flashed around the island; thunder played its favorite game of scaring the crap out of all the shivering mortals on the earth below. — Pat Conroy

Yeah, we never said we liked you," said Ian, smiling. "We just prefer that you don't die. — Francesca Zappia

The expert magician seeks to deceive the mind, rather than the eye. — Sol Stein

Play always as if in the presence of a master. — Robert Schumann

No Discourse whatsoever, can End in absolute Knowledge of Fact. — Thomas Hobbes