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“We are gods with anuses.”

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Ernest Becker was an American anthropologist known for his theories on human motivation and culture. His major work, 'The Denial of Death', explores how humans seek meaning and purpose by denying the fear brought by freedom. more

“I looked at my right hand, the hand with which I painted. There was power in that hand. Power to create and destroy. Power to bring pleasure and pain. Power to amuse and horrify. There was in that hand the demonic and the divine at one and the same time. The demonic and the divine were two aspects of the same force. Creation was demonic and divine. Creativity was demonic and divine. I was demonic and divine.”

Two Hands Pain Force Pleasure Creativity Creation Divine Aspect Pain And Pleasure Demonic

Book:My Name Is Asher Lev

Source: My Name Is Asher Lev

“We should not forget that it will be just as important to our descendants to be prosperous in their time as it is to us to be prosperous in our time.”

Should Important Forget Prosperity Our Time Prosperous Descendants

Book:The Big Stick, 1905-1909

Source: The Big Stick, 1905-1909

“Looking back, I could not point to one special time and say, There! That's what is amazing. We can change completely and not recognize it. We think terrible events have made us into stone. But love slips in like a chisel - and suddenly it is an ax, breaking us into pieces from the inside.”

Thinking Made Pieces Special Events Terrible Stones Slips Looking Back Chisels Special Times Terrible Events

Author:Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

“I always love it whenever Rose delivers one of her witty one-liners—particularly when it’s a completely serious situation. The contrast always amuses me, but then, I’m biased.”

Situation Serious Rose Witty Contrast One Liner Biased Witty One Liners

Author:Richelle Mead

“I was sports editor for my high school newspaper, but I think I shied away from journalism.”

Thinking School Sports High School Newspapers Journalism Editors

Author:Jenna Bush

“You say my name like a lover, so soft, so sweet. I want to lick the word from your lips, sip the exhaled breath from your mouth. I want to possess you utterly. Right now. Right here.”

Want Names Sweet Lovers Right Now Mouths Breaths Lips

Author:Elizabeth Hoyt

“Good.” He straddled her, caging her with his body. “Were it up to me, all of London would know what we do here. -Griffin to Hero.”

Knows Body Hero London

Author:Elizabeth Hoyt

“the redness had seeped from the day and night was arranging herself around us. Cooling things down, staining and dyeing the evening purple and blue black.”

Night Black Blue Evening Sunset Purple Day And Night Arranging Cooling

Book:The Secret Life of Bees

Source: The Secret Life of Bees

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