“It never frightened a Puritan when you bade him stand still and listen to the speech of God. His closet and his church were full of the reverberations of the awful, gracious, beautiful voice for which he listened.” StillsGodBeautifulVoiceChurchSpeechAwfulFrightenedClosetsGraciousPuritanReverberationBeautiful Voice Book:The Consolations of God: Great Sermons of Phillips Brooks Source: The Consolations of God: Great Sermons of Phillips Brooks
“I don't think she [Marilyn Monroe] saw herself as victimized and a sex object. She knew how to contend with it. I'm sure she was no fool about it. On the one hand, it was very flattering and great; on the other hand, it was probably awful and could be very lascivious and very terrible. But I think a lot of women just wanted to be like her. And that's still true today.” ThinkingStillsHandsTodayWantedSexSawsObjectsFoolTerribleAwfulFlatteringLike Her Author:Gail Levin