disorder

Link	Quote	Tags	Author
a47079c	Order and disorder', said the speaker, 'they each have their beauty.	disorder order	Orson Scott Card
d46b014	Every gesture was one of disorder and violence, as if a lioness had come into the room.	disorder erotica femme gesture lioness	Anaïs Nin
274d288	The clown is a creature of chaos. His appearance is an affront to our sense of dignity, his actions a mockery of our sense of order. The clown (freedom) is always being chased by the policeman (authority). Clowns are funny precisely because their shy hopes lead invariably to brief flings of (exhilarating?) disorder followed by crushing retaliation from the status quo. It delights us to watch a careless clown break taboos; it thrills us vicariously to watch him run wild and free; it reassures us to see him slapped down and order restored. After all, we can condone liberty only up to a point. Consider Jesus as a ragged, nonconforming clown--laughed at, persecuted and despised--playing out the dumb show at his crucifixion against the responsible pretensions of authority.	chaos clown disorder freedom jesus order	Tom Robbins
f2b6957	Destruction is like a snow-ball rolled down a Hill, for its Bulk encreases by its own swiftness and thus Disorder spreads.	disorder riot	Peter Ackroyd
73df0cc	He longed for cleanliness and tidiness: it was hard to find peace in the middle of disorder.	cleanliness desire dirty disorder long mess organized peace pure seek tidiness tidy	Robin Hobb
320f882	The shame and disorder in his house were like the shame and disorder in his head.	disorder jonathan-franzen mental-health shame the-corrections	Jonathan Franzen
bd28a6c	At a time like this with damage and disorder everywhere, no tale is too absurd to be believed and even decent people seek something on which to vent their anger.	disorder	Madeleine Brent

Order and disorder', said the speaker, 'they each have their beauty.

Orson Scott Card

d46b014

Every gesture was one of disorder and violence, as if a lioness had come into the room.

disorder erotica femme gesture lioness

Anaïs Nin

274d288

The clown is a creature of chaos. His appearance is an affront to our sense of dignity, his actions a mockery of our sense of order. The clown (freedom) is always being chased by the policeman (authority). Clowns are funny precisely because their shy hopes lead invariably to brief flings of (exhilarating?) disorder followed by crushing retaliation from the status quo. It delights us to watch a careless clown break taboos; it thrills us vicariously to watch him run wild and free; it reassures us to see him slapped down and order restored. After all, we can condone liberty only up to a point. Consider Jesus as a ragged, nonconforming clown--laughed at, persecuted and despised--playing out the dumb show at his crucifixion against the responsible pretensions of authority.

chaos clown disorder freedom jesus order

Tom Robbins

f2b6957

Destruction is like a snow-ball rolled down a Hill, for its Bulk encreases by its own swiftness and thus Disorder spreads.

disorder riot

Peter Ackroyd

73df0cc

He longed for cleanliness and tidiness: it was hard to find peace in the middle of disorder.

cleanliness desire dirty disorder long mess organized peace pure seek tidiness tidy

Robin Hobb

320f882

The shame and disorder in his house were like the shame and disorder in his head.

disorder jonathan-franzen mental-health shame the-corrections

Jonathan Franzen

bd28a6c

At a time like this with damage and disorder everywhere, no tale is too absurd to be believed and even decent people seek something on which to vent their anger.

disorder

Madeleine Brent