“The idea of Christian perfection, which began in the ancient monasteries and spread to the world as an ideal, is one of the most appealing, demanding and ultimately hopeless notions of the spiritual life. By definition, only God is perfect—that is, complete and independent unto [God’s] self. Humans, on the other hand, are radically imperfect, and that, paradoxically, is welcome news, for the recognition of our incompleteness throws us on the mercy of God and enables us, as Saint Paul stressed, to put up with one another’s faults.” SpiritualityCommunityChristianityPerfectionMercy Book:Reluctant Saint: The Life of Francis of Assisi Source: Reluctant Saint: The Life of Francis of Assisi
“Thus, beginning in 1955, a formidable file on Marilyn Monroe also began to accumulate in Washington [...]. They represent some of the most ludicrous waste of paper in history.” CommunismFbiMccarthyismMarilyn Monroe Book:Marilyn Monroe: The Biography Source: Marilyn Monroe: The Biography
“Avoid theatrical flourishes - the phrases that sound so damned good that they stand up and beg to be recognized as "good writing," and therefore must be struck from the text.” WritingSoundPhrasesTheatricalGood Writing Author:Donald Spoto
