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“There was already a deep black wordless conviction in him that the way to avoid Jesus was to avoid sin.”
― Wise Blood
― Wise Blood
“Later he saw Jesus move from tree to tree in the back of his mind, a wild ragged figure motioning him to turn around and come off into the dark where he might be walking on the water and not know it and then suddenly know it and drown.”
― Wise Blood
― Wise Blood
“I often described my sudden shift in self-awareness as feeling as if a demon had entered my room in the middle of the night, startled me awake by whispering, "What if you were a man, sort of?" into my ear, then slithered out the window before I could ask any follow-up questions.”
― Something That May Shock and Discredit You
― Something That May Shock and Discredit You
“On the one hand, here is death: stagnant, permanent, immobilized, silent, unvarying, inactive, formless, characterless, shrinking, constrictive, irreversible. On the other hand, here is transition: active, forceful, adaptable, energetic, animated, expansive, full of possibility, capacious, comprehensive, vital, ambitious.”
― Something That May Shock and Discredit You
― Something That May Shock and Discredit You
“Is there anything gayer than refusing to ask someone out, then holding them personally responsible for the silent, ever-increasing intensity of your feelings until they tell you casually they’re going on a date with someone who asked them out, then exploding with despair? Almost certainly, but no one will tell me what it is.”
― Something That May Shock and Discredit You
― Something That May Shock and Discredit You
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