Desplinter Quotes & Sayings

But finally we begin to question what spirituality means really. Is it simply a matter of attempting to be religious, pious, and good? Or is it trying to know more than other people, trying to learn more about the significance of life? What does it really mean, spirituality? The familiar theories of our family church and its doctrine are always available, but somehow these are not the answers we seek; they are a bit too ineffective, not applicable. So we fall away from the doctrines and dogmas of the religion we were born to. — Chogyam Trungpa

Four minutes," Walter said, "seems like four hours. — Christa Faust

I think that movies can help guide us through those experiences [the problems that are happening in our daily lives, the stresses between countries, the economy and global warming]. I think all art tries to grapple with, redefine, come to terms with, express what's happening now when it's working. You can be entertained, but you can also be stimulated to think about things. — Nicolas Cage

Civil religion is the attempt to empower religion, not for the good of religion, but for the creation of the citizen. — Stanley Hauerwas

Books should not be loved selfishly. Neither books nor anything else, in fact. — Marie Sabine Roger

I think it's silly for anyone to think you could write under the influence, but if they'd like to think that, I'd like to keep the legend alive. Maybe I was under the influence when I wrote Jesus' Son and I just didn't know it. — Denis Johnson

People are my books," Ty said. "But I did bring a couple, in case the people all go to sleep. — Neal Stephenson

In life your rewards come from the gifts you give to others. — Ken Donaldson