Mansfield Park Slavery Quotes & Sayings

An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly. — George Herbert

Stories are the secret reservoir of values: change the stories individuals and nations live by and tell themselves, and you change the individuals and nations. — Ben Okri

O Mother of God! If I place my confidence in thee, I shall be saved; if I am under thy protection, I have nothing to fear; for the fact of being thy client is a possession of a certainty of salvation which God grants only to those whom He intends to save. — John Of Damascus

Saul Bellow once said, 'A writer is a reader who has moved to emulation' - which I think is true. I just started writing and made that jump from reader to writer and learned how hard it was, but also how much fun it was - losing myself in these imaginary worlds. — Stewart O'Nan

You know, what's so dreadful about dying is that you are completely on your own. — Vladimir Nabokov

Human life lay foul before men's eyes, crushed to the dust beneath religion's weight. — Lucretius

You loved ferris wheels more than roller coasters because life shouldn't be lived at full speed, but in anticipation and appreciation. — Amy Harmon

I don't drink anymore, on the other hand I don't drink any less either. — W.C. Fields

Unless you drop your personality you will not be able to find your individuality. Individuality is given by existence; personality is imposed by the society. — Rajneesh

Maybe it's the remnants of my religious upbringing, but I do try and insert a sense of social justice into the work ... for instance, to me, Mansfield Park is a story about servitude and slavery. Other people may have a problem with that, but that's how I read the book and so that's how I shot the movie. — Patricia Rozema