The writer is the person who stands outside society, independent of affiliation and independent of influence.
Don DelilloRead
I don’t want your candor. I want your soul in a silver thimble.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a desire for deep emotional connection over superficial honesty.
In this quote, Don DeLillo emphasizes the importance of intimacy and the need for genuine emotional engagement rather than mere straightforwardness. The metaphor of wanting someone’s 'soul in a silver thimble' suggests a longing for a treasured, delicate part of a person, reflecting a desire for something precious and rare in relationships, rather than the bare truth of their thoughts or feelings.
In practice
This quote could be shared at a wedding to highlight the importance of emotional depth in marriage.
The writer is the person who stands outside society, independent of affiliation and independent of influence.
War is the form nostalgia takes when men are hard-pressed to say something good about their country.
American writers ought to stand and live in the margins, and be more dangerous.
For me, writing is a concentrated form of thinking.
I used to think it was possible for an artist to alter the inner life of the culture. Now bomb-makers and gunmen have taken that territory.
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A friend of mine always says, ‘Women love me for the man I’m not.’
The Catholic community must offer support to those women who may find it difficult to accept a child, above all when they are isolated from their family and friends. Likewise, the community should be open to welcome back all who repent of having participated in the grave sin of abortion, and should guide them with pastoral charity to accept the grace of forgiveness, the need for penance, and the joy of entering once more into the new life of Christ.
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Loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self-sacrifice.
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