Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
“The
problem is not a certain type of legislation or even a certain politician; the
problem is the same that it has always been. I am the problem. I think every
conscious person, every person who is awake to the functioning principles
within his reality, has a moment where he stops blaming the problems in the
world on group think, on humanity and authority, and starts to face himself. I
hate this more than anything. This is the hardest principle within Christian
spirituality for me to deal with. The problem is not out there; the problem is
the needy beast of a thing that lives in my chest.”
- Blue Like Jazz, page 20
Leo from Here
“For a moment, sitting there above the
city, I imagined life outside narcissism. I wondered how beautiful it might be
to think of others as more important than myself. I wondered at how peaceful it
might be not to be pestered by that childish voice that wants for pleasure and
attention. I wondered what it would be like not to live in a house of mirrors,
everywhere I go being reminded of myself.”
- Blue Like Jazz, page 22
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Loved this book! More quotes and a review on the way!
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