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“My sin is the black spot which my bad act makes, seen against the disk of the Sun of Righteousness. Hence religion and sin come and go together.”

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Charles Henry Parkhurst

Charles Henry Parkhurst (April 17, 1842 - September 8, 1933) was an American social reformer known for his work in child welfare and the temperance movement. His career and life experience are not well-documented. more

“[On living in New York City:] I'm oblivious to everything. I just don't notice anything. I sat in a coffee shop, drank half a cup of coffee before I noticed there was lipstick on the cup. There was wadded-up gum and lipstick on the napkin. I must have been sitting on that woman's lap for an hour.”

Has Beens Hours Cities Half New York Sitting Coffee Cups Sat Shops New York City Lap Drank Lipstick Coffee Cup Gum Oblivious Coffee Shop Napkins

Author:Laura Kightlinger

“The entire world shall be populous with that action which saves one soul from despair.”

World Soul Action Despair Benevolence

Author:Omar Khayyam

“It's solitary drinking that makes drunkards.”

Drinking Solitary Drunkards

Book:Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust

Source: Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust

“Bisexuality is almost a necessary factor in artistic production; at any rate, the tinge of masculinity within me helped me in my work.”

Rate Productions Factors Artistic Homosexuality Masculinity Bisexuality

Book:The diary and letters of Kaethe Kollwitz

Source: The diary and letters of Kaethe Kollwitz

“As in everything else, I find that age is not good for much, that one becomes deafer and less sensitive. Also, the higher up the mountain you climb, the less of a view you get. A mist closes in and cheats you of the hoped-for and expected opportunity to see far and wide.”

Age Opportunity Views Higher Mountain Wide Expected Sensitive Climbs Cheat Mist

Book:The diary and letters of Kaethe Kollwitz

Source: The diary and letters of Kaethe Kollwitz

“Growing old is partly an inescapable process of accommodation and adjustment.”

Art Process Growing Growing Old Adjustment Accommodations

Book:The diary and letters of Kaethe Kollwitz

Source: The diary and letters of Kaethe Kollwitz

“Recently I began reading my old diaries. Back to before the war. Gradually I became very depressed. The reason for that is probably that I wrote only when there were obstacles and halts to the flow of life, seldom when everything was smooth and even. ... As I read I distinctly felt what a half-truth a diary presents.”

War Reason Reading Felt Half Flow Obstacles Smooth Diaries Halt Half Truth Very Depressed

Book:The diary and letters of Kaethe Kollwitz

Source: The diary and letters of Kaethe Kollwitz

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