#ra

It is the work of fancy to enlarge, but of judgment to shorten and contract; and therefore this must be as far above the other as judgment is a greater and nobler faculty than fancy or imagination. ↗

— Robert South

#contract #enlarge #faculty #fancy #far

Let a man be but in earnest in praying against a temptation as the tempter is in pressing it, and he needs not proceed by a surer measure. ↗

— Robert South

#earnest #man #measure #needs #praying

Another night I dreamed I heard heavenly music sounding in my ears, and a flock of sheep was gathering round it. When the music ceased, the sheep leaped for joy, and ran together, shaking their heads; and one shook his head almost off, and seemed to have nothing but ears. ↗

— Joanna Southcott

#another #ceased #dreamed #ears #flock

I shall omit former particulars, and begin with informing the Reader, that, in 1792, I was strangely visited, by day and night, concerning what was coming upon the whole earth. ↗

— Joanna Southcott

#coming #concerning #day #earth #former

There's an awful lot of resources that can be drawn upon in an improvised music concert. ↗

— Fred Frith

#concert #drawn #improvised #lot #music

In this manner, I continued with Satan for ten days. His answer and blasphemy were too shocking to pen; till I was worn out with rage and malice against him, I could not bear myself. ↗

— Joanna Southcott

#answer #bear #blasphemy #continued #could

You can't do the end of the world in a conventionally dramatic way or Boy Meets Girl way. ↗

— Terry Southern

#dramatic #dramatic way #end #end of the world #girl

In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two. ↗

— Erich Fromm

#become #beings #occurs #paradox #remain

I met The Beatles and Stones at the same time, because Michael Cooper was doing several of their album covers. ↗

— Terry Southern

#beatles #because #cooper #covers #doing

In the case of The Loved One, I was hired to collaborate on an updated version of the book. ↗