When something does not insist on being noticed, when we aren't grabbed by the collar or struck on the skull by a presence or an event, we take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.Cynthia Ozick
What we remember from childhood we remember forever - permanent ghosts, stamped, imprinted, eternally seen.Cynthia Ozick
Dedication to one's work in the world is the only possible sanctification. Religion in all its forms is dedication to Someone Else's work, not yours.Cynthia Ozick
