It seems to me that everything that happens to us is a disconcerting mix of choice and contingency. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes choice contingency disconcert
We read Greek and Norse mythology until it came out of our ears. And the Bible. Penelope Lively bibleeargreek Change image and share on social
Equally, we require a collective past - hence the endless reinterpretations of history, frequently to suit the perceptions of the present. Penelope Lively collectiveendlessequally Change image and share on social
The Photograph is concerned with the power that the past has to interfere with the present: the time bomb in the cupboard. Penelope Lively bombconcerncupboard Change image and share on social
That nature does not care, one way or the other, is the true abyss. That only man cares, in his finitude facing nothing but death, alone with his contingency and the objective meaninglessness of his projecting meanings, is a truly unprecedented situation. Hans Jonas abysscarecontingency share on social
Never forget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes on and on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously. Lance Morrow babblebacktrackdisconcert Change image and share on social
I usually feel like the role comes to you to sort of illuminate some piece of where you are in your life. I feel like I myself am a single woman and I'm childless - by choice - at this point, and I don't know what will happen. Sarah Paulson childlesschoicefeel share on social