…a person who truly believes in God would never try and thrust the idea on anyone else, just as when you understand mathematics, you are not a fanatical proponent of the idea that two and two are four.
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Daily Rumination
Published May 31, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: books, philosophy, quote
From the book A Sport and a Pastime, by James Salter.
One must have heroes, which is to say, one must create them. And they become real through majesty, their power, which we ourselves could never possess. And in turn, they give some back. But they are mortal, these heroes, just as we are.
I just finished A Sport and a Pastime and I very much liked it. It is by far the best written erotic novel I’ve read. In my experience, sexual material can often be pretentious, sometimes to the point of writhing while reading during the more amorous parts. But Salter avoided this for the most part; presenting a realistic story of demonstrative lust.
