WIST Quotations

Muller, Max -- Chips from a German Workshop, Preface (1866)

Dave — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 17:39:55 +0000

It is necessary that we too should see the beam in our own eyes, and learn to distinguish between the Christianity of the nineteenth century and the religion of Christ. If we find that the Christianity of the nineteenth century does not win as many hearts in India and China as it ought, let us remember that it was the Christianity of the first century in all its dogmatic simplicity, but with its overpowering love of God and man, that conquered the world and superseded religions and philosophies, more difficult to conquer than the religious and philosophical systems of Hindus and Buddhists.

Max Müller (1823–1900) German-British philologist, Orientalist, religious studies founder
Chips from a German Workshop, Preface (1866)

Shelley, Mary Wallstonecraft -- Frankenstein, ch. 14 (1818)

Dave — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 01:05:16 +0000

My person was hideous and my stature gigantic. What did this mean? Who was I? What was I? Whence did I come? What was my destination? These questions continually recurred, but I was unable to solve them.

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797–1851) English novelist
Frankenstein, ch. 14 (1818)

Narrated by the Monster.

Angelou, Maya -- “The Art of Fiction,” Paris Review, #116, Interview with George Plimpton (1990)

Dave — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 17:24:31 +0000

Home is in every sentence of your writing.

Maya Angelou (1928–2014) American poet, memoirist, activist [b. Marguerite Ann Johnson]
“The Art of Fiction,” Paris Review, #116, Interview with George Plimpton (1990)