“ To neglect ones own ability to laugh is the greatest form of Blasphemy, for to laugh is to pray. Ilyas Kassam
“ There are souls beneath that water. Fixed in slimethey speak their piece, end it, and start again:'Sullen were we in the air made sweet by the Sun;in the glory of his shining our hearts poureda bitter… Dante Alighieri
“ No, never mind, I didn't think so. Mead, Dante's theme is man-not a man.' Lowell said finally with a mild patience that he reserved only for students. The Italians forever twitch at Dante's sleeves tr… Matthew Pearl
“ It is the one time Dante calls such explicit attention to the idea of contrapasso-a word for which we have no exact translation, no precise definition in English, because the word in itself is its def… Matthew Pearl
“ Come on, shake off the covers of this sloth, for sitting softly cushioned, or tucked in bed, is no way to win fame. Dante Alighieri
“ It’s not by accident that people talk of a state of confusion as not being able to see the wood for the trees, or of being out of the woods when some crisis is surmopunted. It is a place of loss, conf… Amanda Craig
