I often think there are three primary responses to suffering - rage, intoxication, or growth. We either want revenge for our pain, or we numb ourselves with the endless array of intoxicants available to us, from drugs to overwork, or we grow in empathy. Emptiness can transform into spaciousness; lack can become an agent of social action. But I think many of us struggle to remain on that third path without backsliding into the other two. I do.
I think the primary gift of the animal is offered to writer and non-writer alike; they teach us about love, or attunement, which is love in action. A… - C.E. Morgan
I think the primary gift of the animal is offered to writer and non-writer alike; they teach us about love, or attunement, which is love in action. A…
- C.E. Morgan
The idea that writing about characters of another race requires a passage through a critical gauntlet, which involves apology and self-examination of… - C.E. Morgan
The idea that writing about characters of another race requires a passage through a critical gauntlet, which involves apology and self-examination of…
I think of moral beauty as what is the good and the just - terms perhaps best defined by their opposite: evil. Evil is the willingness to do damage t… - C.E. Morgan
I think of moral beauty as what is the good and the just - terms perhaps best defined by their opposite: evil. Evil is the willingness to do damage t…
Great literature rattles the mind and makes the body sing. It's an unmistakable, electric feeling, and too rare. That is what I want. - C.E. Morgan
Great literature rattles the mind and makes the body sing. It's an unmistakable, electric feeling, and too rare. That is what I want.
When you leave good people afraid to speak on behalf of justice, however awkwardly or insensitively, those unafraid to speak will rise to power. - C.E. Morgan
When you leave good people afraid to speak on behalf of justice, however awkwardly or insensitively, those unafraid to speak will rise to power.
Every aspect of the novel is - or should be - an arrow pointed towards its ultimate meaning, or a multiplicity of possible meanings. But I also value… - C.E. Morgan
Every aspect of the novel is - or should be - an arrow pointed towards its ultimate meaning, or a multiplicity of possible meanings. But I also value…
I don't believe love is real love if it remains cloistered within the confines of an intimate relationship; it should transcend the private sphere. A… - C.E. Morgan
I don't believe love is real love if it remains cloistered within the confines of an intimate relationship; it should transcend the private sphere. A…
I stared at the Ohio River every day as a child, a thing that for me is almost more symbol than river. The formation of personality is inextricable f… - C.E. Morgan
I stared at the Ohio River every day as a child, a thing that for me is almost more symbol than river. The formation of personality is inextricable f…
Ultimately, I don't know if love is an organizing principle we choose or if it's innate. I'm not sure the distinction matters to me much anymore; I j… - C.E. Morgan
Ultimately, I don't know if love is an organizing principle we choose or if it's innate. I'm not sure the distinction matters to me much anymore; I j…
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