P 47 Quotes

“Nevertheless, the idea is deeply embedded in American Protestantism that the clergy go to seminary in order to become theologians. I recall, for example, giving a lecture at a seminary a while ago in which I made a remark which particularly agitated the Dean of the seminary, and he said to me, 'No responsible theologian would say what you just said!' That seemed to me reassuring news. A few days later I received a letter from someone who had been present at this exchange. The letter declared that the Dean had been mistaken and that in fact Soren Kierkegaard had written in his journals somewhere the substance of what I had said. I reported this comforting and distinguished citation to the Dean, who without hesitation announced: 'Oh, Kierkegaard is not a responsible theologian.' How could he be? He was no seminary professor. How could he know much about the mystery of God's presence in the world? Kierkegaard, after all, was only in the world - where God is - not in the seminary - where the theologians are!”
― William Stringfellow, A Private and Public Faith

“So far so good, but I don’t like to commit to an opinion until the end of a book because you never know what might happen.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea

“Looking up, Missouri saw a formation of low-flying P-47's on the horizon, heading up the coast from Naples...Sergeant Missouri laughed aloud. "They're sending us the Air Force, Chico, and we made it with a donkey," he said.”
― Maureen Daly, Small War of Sergeant Donkey

“Il y a trente-cinq ans, Paul et Percival Goodman estimaient que seuls cinq pour cent du travail effectué alors - il est probable que ce chiffre, pour peu qu'il soit fiable, serait plus bas de nos jours - auraient suffi à satisfaire nos besoins minimaux : alimentation, vêtements, habitat. Leur estimation n'est qu'une supposition éclairée mais la conclusion en est aisée à tirer : directement ou indirectement, le gros du travail ne sert que les desseins improductifs du commerce et du contrôle social.”
― Bob Black, Travailler, moi ? Jamais !