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“It might be suggested, and not easily disproven that anything, no matter how exotic, can be believed by someone. On the other hand, abstract belief is largely impossible; it is the concrete, the actuality of the cup, the candle, the sacrificial stone, which hardens belief; the statue is nothing until it cries, the philosophy is nothing until the philosopher is martyred.”

Matter Philosophy Hands Might Belief Impossible Cry Stones Philosopher Cups Abstract Candle Concrete Statues Exotic Actuality Martyred

Author:Shirley Jackson

“The poem I want to write is impossible. A stone that floats.”

Want Writing Impossible Stones Floats

Book:The Monster Loves His Labyrinth

Source: The Monster Loves His Labyrinth

“The private buildings [of Virginia] are very rarely constructed of stone or brick; much the greatest proportion being of scantlingand boards, plastered with lime. It is impossible to devise things more ugly, uncomfortable, and happily more perishable.”

Impossible Building Stones Ugly Architecture Uncomfortable Boards Proportion Bricks Virginia Limes

Author:Thomas Jefferson

“It is a power stronger than will. Could a stone escape from the laws of gravity? Impossible. Impossible, for evil to form an alliance with good.”

Form Law Evil Impossible Stones Stronger Gravity Alliances

Author:Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont

“Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.”

May Ideas Impossible Fairs Stones Obstacles Speed Objectives Despite Hills Barriers Rolling Insomnia Hinder Rolling Hills

Author:Jose Marti

“Prayer and love are really learned in the hour when prayer becomes impossible and your heart turns to stone.”

Love Heart Wisdom Hours Prayer Impossible Stones And Love

Author:Thomas Merton

“And I wish that I was made of stone So that I would not have to see A beauty impossible to define A beauty impossible to believe A beauty impossible to endure The blood imparted in little sips The smell of you still on my hands As I bring the cup up to my lips No God up in the sky No devil beneath the sea Could do the job that you did, baby Of bringing me to my knees”

Believe Littles Made Stills Hands Jobs Wish Impossible Blood Sea Sky Baby Devil Stones Endure Lips Smell Cups Knees

Author:Nick Cave

“For ages happiness has been represented as a huge precious stone, impossible to find, which people seek for hopelessly. It is not so; happiness is a mosaic, composed of a thousand little stones, which separately and of themselves have little value, but which united with art form a graceful design.”

People Littles Has Beens Art Age Happiness Form Values United Impossible Design Huge Thousand Stones Mosaics Precious Stones

Author:Delphine de Girardin