Elide lochan Quotes

“t's [King James Bible] subject is majesty, not tyranny, and it's political purpose was unifying and enfolding, to elide the kingliness of God with the godliness of kings, to make royal power and divine glory into one invisible garment which could be wrapped around the nation as a whole.”

“The individualism of the Romantic theory of interpretation attempts to abstract the individual from his historical context by presenting him with the ideal of presuppositionless understanding; a truer theory of interpretation, which does not seek to elide the historical reality of the one seeking understanding, sets the interpreter himself within tradition. What we understand when we seek to understand the writings of the past is borne to us by tradition. Understanding is an engagement with tradition, not an attempt to escape from it.”

“But anyone with witch-blood in their veins was worth keeping an eye on.Or Thirteen.”

“To create something new, knowledge is essentially required, but not academic degree.”

“At what point do you give up - decide enough is enough? There is only one answer really. Never.”

“I mean, at the end of the day, what the hell does it matter who I end up with if it can't be you?”

“As the light begins to intensify, so does my misery, and I wonder how it is possible to hurt so much when nothing is wrong.”