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We are not born all at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later; and the birth read more
We are not born all at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later; and the birth and growth of the spirit, in those who are attentive to their own inner life, are slow and exceedingly painful. Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth.
[In so many ways, the Mets had this game at their fingertips. Anderson had a chance to beat the throw read more
[In so many ways, the Mets had this game at their fingertips. Anderson had a chance to beat the throw home because Perez double-clutched, but Dodgers catcher Dioner Navarro blocked the plate with his shin guard and would not let Anderson sneak a hand around him.] I didn't have anywhere to go, ... If you have a collision there, you don't know what you're going to get.
It gets to seem as if way back in the Garden of Eden after the Fall, Adam and Eve had read more
It gets to seem as if way back in the Garden of Eden after the Fall, Adam and Eve had begged the Lord to forgive them and He, in his boundless exasperation, had said, ''All right, then. Stay. Stay in the Garden. Get civilized. Procreate. Muck it up.'' And they did.
We call it the ripple in a great big water.
We call it the ripple in a great big water.
Iraq, after the fall of Saddam Hussein, is not considered as a threat to its neighbors and the entire region.
Iraq, after the fall of Saddam Hussein, is not considered as a threat to its neighbors and the entire region.
The president has the power to pick up a pen and require car companies to raise fuel-efficiency standards.
The president has the power to pick up a pen and require car companies to raise fuel-efficiency standards.
Error is certainty's constant companion. Error is the corollary of evidence. And anything said about truth may equally well be read more
Error is certainty's constant companion. Error is the corollary of evidence. And anything said about truth may equally well be said about error: the delusion will be no greater.
Nothing is certain when it comes to the ways of women, of that I'm sure.
Nothing is certain when it comes to the ways of women, of that I'm sure.
To deny it or to shake your finger at it is a limited and very paternal... point of view in read more
To deny it or to shake your finger at it is a limited and very paternal... point of view in a sense.