I wouldn't take the Pope too seriously. He's a Pole first, a pope second, and maybe a Christian third.
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Art and religion first; then philosophy; lastly science. That is the order of the great subjects of life, that's their order of importance.Muriel Spark
Godfrey's wife, Charmian, sat with her eyes closed, attempting to put her thoughts into alphabetical order, which Godfrey had told her was better than no order at all since she now had grasp of neither logic nor chronology
Muriel Spark
If I had my life over again I should form the habit of nightly composing myself to thoughts of death. I would practice, as it were, the remembrance of death. There is no other practice which so intensifies life. Death, when it approaches, ought not to take one by surprise. It should be part of the full expectancy of life. Without an ever-present sense of death life is insipid. You might as well live on the whites of eggs.
Muriel Spark
Be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur.
Muriel Spark
It is impossible to repent of love. The sin of love does not exist.
Muriel Spark
I see no reason to keep silent about my enjoyment of the sound of my own voice as I work.
Muriel Spark
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