Quote by Chaim Potok
A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully an

A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully anticipating the responses it will elicit. Consider the responses called forth by the Bible, Homer, Shakespeare – let alone contemporary poetry or a modern novel. – Chaim Potok

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I think that to a very great extent we are partners with the divine in this enterprise called history. That is an ongoing relationship, and there is absolutely no guarantee that things will automatically work out to our best advantage. – Chaim Potok

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Every man who has shown the world the way to beauty, to true culture, has been a rebel, a universal without patriotism, without home, who has found his people everywhere. – Chaim Potok

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Beauty
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But today we become aware of other readings of the human experience very quickly because of the media and the speed with which people travel the planet. – Chaim Potok

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Glasgows not a media center. When youre there, when youre hanging about, you feel quite detached from musical movements or fashions or anything like that. You do feel quite alone, in a good way. – Alex Kapranos

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Life is so impermanent that its not about somebody else or things around me, its about knowing you are completely alone in this world and being content inside. – K. D. Lang

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In the U.S. alone, weather disasters caused $50 billion in economic damages in 2010. – Jeff Goodell

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To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. Bordering on insanity. – Richard Thompson

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