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f091e65 Originality must compound with inheritance. identity grace-of-god heritage innovation legacy parenthood Harold Bloom
07a1669 "Grace to me is a little bit of extra help when you're feeling stuck or doomed or, probably, hopefully, out of good ideas on how to save yourself, and how to salvage the situation or the friendship or the whatever it is," Anne Lamott once told me. "I wish it was accompanied by harp music so you could know that's what was happening, but for me it's that extra pause or that extra breath or that extra minute's patience against all odds." On that first trip to Ireland, grace--the kick-in-the-pants, clarifying, cosmic-pause-button kind of grace--didn't just have a harp. It had an entire soundtrack..." god-s-love grace-of-god ireland grace god-s-grace Cathleen Falsani
8684d54 No one dies halfway through the last act. - Heinrich Ibsen sovereignty-of-god grace-of-god pessimism Harold Bloom
f6c1ec7 "How much of assumed national and personal character comes from the fact that we have never truly known need to the point of having our character tested? Willing conscientious objectors underwent controlled starvation and confirmed how quickly it impacts the initiative and generosity we like to think of as "American" characteristics." empathy compassion grace-of-god prosperity Nathaniel Philbrick
c10fc03 How much does a man's effort depend upon the age in which his work is cast? Pope Clement VII grace-of-god vocation calling job Barbara W. Tuchman
02f0a7c Grace would be a poor host indeed to exclude anyone. love divine-grace unconditional-love oneness inclusion grace-of-god grace Alan Cohen