Gardening is not a rational act. What matters is the immersion of the hands in the earth, that ancient ceremony of which the Pope kissing the tarmac is merely a pallid vestigial remnant. In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. —Margaret Atwood More about this quote Tags: rationality gardening ceremony dirt Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost them nothing, and no one starts lawsuits over their wills. —Voltaire More about this quote Tags: religion death animals theology funerals ceremony Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email