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“A desire to kneel down sometimes pulses through my body, or rather it is as if my body has been meant and made for the act of kneeling. Sometimes, in moments of deep gratitude, kneeling down becomes an overwhelming urge, head deeply bowed, hands before my face.”

Ifs Has Beens Made Sometimes Moments Body Hands Faces Desire Gratitude Urges Overwhelming Pulse Kneeling Deep Gratitude Overwhelming Urge

Book:Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943

Source: Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943

“The saints, many of them women, warred with themselves as well as God. The body has its own animal urges, just as there are attractions and repulsions in sex that modern liberalism cannot face.”

Wells Body Faces Sex Animal Modern Saint Attraction Liberalism Urges Repulsion Attraction And Repulsion Modern Liberalism

Book:Sex, Art, and American Culture: Essays

Source: Sex, Art, and American Culture: Essays

“One of the most basic human instincts is the need to decorate. Nothing is exempt - the body, the objects one uses, from intimate to monumental, and all personal and ceremonial space. It is an instinct that responds ... to some deep inner urge that has been variously described as the horror of a vacuum and the need to put one's imprint on at least one small segment of the world.”

World Needs Humans Has Beens Use Body Space Objects Horror Clothes Instinct Intimate Urges Vacuums

Book:ARCHITECTURE, ANYONE?

Source: ARCHITECTURE, ANYONE?