Pareciera Quotes & Sayings

Morality is not man's prison but rather the divine element in him. — Pope Benedict XVI

A reviewer's lot is not always an easy one. I can remember flogging myself to finish Harold Brodkey's 'The Runaway Soul' despite the novel's consummate, unmitigated tedium. — Michael Dirda

It may be possible to fight intolerance, stupidity, and fanaticism seperately, but when they come together there is no hope. — Albert Einstein

They say no one person can do it all
But you want to in your head
But you can't be Shakespeare and you can't be Joyce
So what is left instead

You're stuck with yourself and a rage that can hurt you
You have to start at the beginning again
And just this moment
This wonderful fire started up again

When you pass through humble, when you pass through sickly
When you pass through, I'm better than you all
When you pass through anger and self deprecation
And have the strength to acknowledge it all

When the past makes you laugh and you can savor the magic
That let you survive your own war
You find that that fire is passion
And there's a door up ahead, not a wall

- "Magic And Loss" The Summation — Lou Reed

Al journalism should be investigative, from football to cookery — John Pilger

That's when I figured out the ugly secret of a mother's love: you protect them to protect yourself. — Gayle Forman

I'm terrified of motorcycles. I've been on one a couple of times. I did not like it. — Henry Rollins