That desert of loneliness and recrimination that men call love.
SAMUEL BECKETT
SAMUEL BECKETT
Samuel Beckett on desert
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As our Father makes many a flower to bloom unseen in the lonely desert, [let us] do all that we can do, as under God’s eye, though no other eye ever take note of it.
Hudson TaylorHudson Taylor The deity who stalked the deserts of the Middle East millennia ago-and who seems to have abandoned them to bloodshed in his name ever since-is no one to consult on questions of ethics.
Sam HarrisSam Harris A child raised on a desert island, alone, without social interaction, without language, and thus lacking empathy, is still a sentient being.
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Golda MeirGolda Meir We must go out into a desert of some kind (your backyard will do) and come into a personal experience of the awesome love of God.
Brennan ManningBrennan Manning There were two saints in the desert, who had sewed thorns into all their clothes; and we seek for nothing but comfort!
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