Dorson Quotes & Sayings

When I once asked why such demons are not seen in America, my informants giggled confusedly and said "They're scared to pass the ocean, it's too far," pointing out that Christ and the apostles never came to America. - Richard Dorson, "A Theory for American Folklore," American Folklore and the Historian (University of Chicago Press, 1971) — Neil Gaiman

This is the violence that captures our fear and attention, even though only 20 percent of all homicides are committed by strangers. The other 80 percent are committed by people we know, so I'll focus on those we hire, those we work with, those we fire, those we date, those we marry, those we divorce. — Gavin De Becker

The desire for legitimate offspring is, in fact, according to the Catholic Church, the only motive which can justify sexual intercourse. — Bertrand Russell

I'm wondering if every person I pass has similar depths, and if there's any way to avoid the mistake of judging them so shallowly that I'm rocked when they show their true complexity. — Brandon Sanderson

All worlds of fiction are alternative realities. — Hal Duncan

God is not worn out running the galaxy. He's not taxed at all guiding every dust particle all the time. — John Piper

One of the great things about Parkinson's, in a superficial way, is it relieved me of vanity. I don't worry about what I look like, because it's literally out of my hands. But on a deeper level, it gives you a real humility, because you have to deal every day with the fact that you compromise. — Michael J. Fox

Thinking the guy up ahead knows what he's doing is the most dangerous religion there is. — Kurt Vonnegut

Put me in a vintage shop, and I am like a child with sweeties. I find it a million times easier to find a vintage dress than trawl the shops for a pair of jeans, so I am either dressed in really nice vintage, or I am in a pair of tracksuit bottoms looking like a scruffbag. — Charlotte Riley