Last week we looked at some quotes from Marilynne Robinson’s Pulitzer prize winning novel Gilead. The book is a fictional series of reflections by dying clergyman, John Ames, to his seven year old son. It is filled with wisdom, and is a celebration of life. Here are some more reflections from the book…
- I think the attempt to defend belief can unsettle it, in fact, because there is always an inadequacy in argument about ultimate things. Marilynne Robinson
- Any human face is a claim on you, because you can’t help but understand the singularity of it, the courage and loneliness of it. Marilynne Robinson
- I’ll pray, and then I’ll sleep. Marilynne Robinson
- And often enough, when we think we are protecting ourselves, we are struggling against our rescuer. Marilynne Robinson
- When you encounter another person, when you have dealings with anyone at all, it is as if a question is being put to you. So you must think, What is the Lord asking of me in this moment, in this situation. Marilynne Robinson
As always, nice chatting…
I think I need to read this lady!
It’s a wonderful, thought provoking read. I haven’t read her other books but plan to.