Philosophy Quote by Elaine Scarry — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“If you were born with the ability to change someone’s perspective or emotions, never waste that gift. It is one of the most powerful gifts God can give—the ability to influence.”

“Truth may start out timid, but it finishes bold.”

“Love taught me to die with dignity that I might come forth anew in splendor. Born once of flesh, then again of fire, I was reborn a third time to the sound of my name humming haikus in heaven’s mouth.”

“Sin is a gravitation.”

“belief is the death of intelligence.”

“Religion is the perception of that power which constructs the greatness of the centuries out of the paltriness of the hours.”