Ritualized Quotes

#1. Excarnation The process by which religion (and Christianity in particular) is dis-embodied and de-ritualized, turned into a belief system.

James K.A. Smith

#2. My writing process is ritualized and monotonous, but there's no other way to get the job done. All other fiction writers I've met say the same thing.

Douglas Coupland

#3. Food is a gift and should be treated reverentially
romanced and ritualized and seasoned with memory.

Chris Bohjalian

#4. Praying without ceasing is not ritualized, nor are there even words. It is a constant state of awareness of oneness with God.

Peace Pilgrim

#5. The blues records of each decade explain something about the philosophical basis of our lives as black people ... Blues is a basis of historical continuity for black people. It is a ritualized way of talking about ourselves and passing it on.

Sherley Anne Williams

#6. In every literate society, learning to read is something of an initiation, a ritualized passage out of a state of dependency and rudimentary communication.

Alberto Manguel

#7. The rottweiler stood his ground and waited for me to take the next step in the dance of ritualized intimidation. Instead, I leaped at him. Screw ritual. Now was not the time to stand on ceremony.

Kelley Armstrong

#8. He realized that the ritualized world he had dismissed as feminine was in fact civilization.

Wilson Rawls

#9. History shows that male homosexuality, which like prostitution flourishes with urbanization and soon becomes predictably ritualized, always tends toward decadence.

Camille Paglia

#10. The capture, taming, training and keeping of eagles is highly ritualized. Most of the birds, which have a life span of about 40 years, are caught when very young - either snatched from a nest or trapped in a baited net.

Stephen Kinzer

#11. The home is the most ritualized place in a society; each house is like a religious order with its own ceremonies.

Heather O'Neill

#12. In 'The Odyssey,' every feast is extremely ritualized; high-status individuals even get a better cut of meat.

Jami Attenberg

#13. The pug is living proof that God has a sense of humor.

Margo Kaufman

#14. This is Sailor Supergirl," George says. "She knows all about black holes.

Huntley Fitzpatrick

#15. She wakes in a puddle of sunlight.
Her hands asleep beside her.
Her hair draped on the lawn
like a mantle of cloth.

Roman Payne

#16. My whole life is reading tabloid magazines. It's really sad, because that's what my show is all about - what is going on with celebrities. So I have to know everything.

Chelsea Handler

#17. Page 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can't speak any foreign language, I don't feel out of place. I think of earth as my home. If everyone thought this way, people might notice just how foolish international friction is and the would be put an end to it.

Akira Kurosawa

#18. The saddest thing about selling out is just how cheaply most of us do it for.

James Bernard Frost

#19. You can have all the knowledge and skills in the world, but if your ""blueprint"" isn't set for success, you're financially doomed.

T. Harv Eker

#20. When the army doesn't come for you, when no one chooses to fight for you, when no one dives in after you with fairy tales and promises, you write a different story. You write a tale of adventure and chaos, of survival and fortitude, and instead of wishing to be saved, you save yourself.

Kelton Wright