Wells Quotes by Marilynne Robinson

11 Wells quotes by Marilynne Robinson

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Robinson’s prose often probes the spiritual undercurrents of daily life. These eleven brief reflections on wells reveal her thoughtful, reverent approach to the ordinary as a source of deeper meaning.

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Faith takes a great many forms, suited to a variety of sensibilities, and mine happens to suit me very well.

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Well, but you two are dancing around in your iridescent little downpour, whooping and stomping as sane people ought to do when…

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The old man always said we should attend to the things we have some hope of understanding, and eternity isn't one of…

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People talk about how wonderful the world seems to children, and that's true enough. But children think they will grow into it…

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When things are taking their ordinary course, it is hard to remember what matters. There are so many things you would never…

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I’m writing this in part to tell you that if you ever wonder what you’ve done in your life, and everyone does…

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These people who can see right through you never quite do you justice, because they never give you credit for the effort…

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And there is no living creature, though the whims of eons had put its eyes on boggling stalks and clamped it in…

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

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If you read Calvin, for example, he says, How do we know that we are godlike, in the image of God? Well,…

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John Calvin's theology emphasizes the sanctity of conscience, the sanctity of companionate marriage, and the obligation of those in power to attend…

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I listen to Bach a great deal. In general I like to listen to hymns and liturgical music.

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“Every writer I know, when asked how to become a writer, responds with one word:Read.”

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“Faith for her was habit and family loyalty, a reverence for the Bible which was also literary, admiration for her mother and father. And…

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“Prayer is a discipline in truthfulness, in honesty.”

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“The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.’ There are pleasures to be found where you…

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I sometimes am discouraged by what seems to be a sort of conventional disparagement of humankind. I think often people feel that they are…

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Now that I look back, it seems to me that in all that deep darkness a miracle was preparing. So I am right to…

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“My grandfather once told her if you couldn't read with cold feet, there wouldn't be a literate soul in the state of Maine.”

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“Cranky old Leviticus gave us—gave Christ—not only “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself” but also the rather forgotten “Thou shalt love the stranger…

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