Mind Quotes by Marilynne Robinson

You have to live with your mind your whole life.

— Marilynne Robinson

You build your mind, so make it into something you want to live with.

— Marilynne Robinson

For our purposes as human beings, the mind is the center of everything.

— Marilynne Robinson

The mind has a complex life that can seem quite autonomous - dreams, obsessions, unwilled memory are all instances of this.

— Marilynne Robinson

The mind, whatever else it is, is a constant of everyone's experience, and, in more ways than we know, the creator of…

— Marilynne Robinson

I think a Christian definition of the mind should be: an openness to whatever the individual and collective mind reveals to us.

— Marilynne Robinson

The assumption behind any theology that I've ever been familiar with is that there is a profound beauty in being, simply in…

— Marilynne Robinson

Christianity is a life, not a doctrine . . . I'm not saying never doubt or question. The Lord gave you a…

— Marilynne Robinson

Many times when I stop working on a problem consciously, my mind continues to work on it below the surface. Often solutions…

— Marilynne Robinson

I think to the degree writers are serious, there is a greater tendency for them to write to themselves, because they're trying…

— Marilynne Robinson

One of the things that is nice about these old pastors - they were young at the time - who went into…

— Marilynne Robinson

I wish I could leave you certain of the images in my mind, because they are so beautiful that I hate to…

— Marilynne Robinson