90 Quotes by Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

Facts mean nothing to wounded feelings ...

In the face of evil, detachment is a dubious virtue.

Every house we have lived in, every building to which our hands have lent their work, belongs to us by virtue of love or of regret.

To live exhilaratingly in and for the moment is deadly serious work, fun of the most exhausting sort

There is no way to take the danger out of human relationships.

To sleep is an act of faith.

I love medieval cities; they do not clamor for attention; they possess their souls - their riches - in quiet; formal, courteous, they reveal themselves slowly, stone by stone, garden by garden; hidden treasures wait calmly to be loved and yield to introspective wandering.

Belief sometimes precedes understanding; faith sometimes precedes scientific evidence.

[On Werner Erhard, founder of est:] If I wanted a new belief system, I'd choose to believe in God - He's been in business longer than Werner, and He has better music.