Marilynne Robinson Quotes (56 Quotes)

I think sometimes there might be an advantage in making people aware how worn and stale these old transgressions are. It might take some of the shine off them for those who are tempted.

Light is constant, we just turn over in it.

These people who can see right through you never quite do you justice, because they never give you credit for the effort you're making to be better than you actually are, which is difficult and well meant and deserving of some little notice.

I think the attempt to defend belief can unsettle it, in fact, because there is always an inadequacy in argument about ultimate things.

Love is holy because it is like grace--the worthiness of its object is never really what matters.

This is an interesting planet. It deserves all the attention you can give it.