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Babette's Feast and Other Anecdotes of Destiny QUOTES

Babette's Feast and Other Anecdotes of Destiny QUOTES

1 " Grace, my friends, demands nothing from us but that we shall await it with confidence and acknowledge it in gratitude. Grace, brothers, makes no conditions and singles out none of us in particular; grace takes us all to its bosom and proclaims general amnesty. See! That which we have chosen is given us, and that which we have refused is, also and at the same time, granted us. Ay, that which we have rejected is poured upon us abundantly. For mercy and truth have met together, and righteousness and bliss have kissed one another! "

― , Babette's Feast and Other Anecdotes of Destiny

2 " Through all the world there goes one long cry from the heart of the artist: Give me a chance to do my best. "

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3 " our longing is our pledge, and blessed are the homesick, for they shall come home. "

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4 " Much which is unworthy in human life might be avoided if people would only accustom themselves to talking in verse "

― , Babette's Feast and Other Anecdotes of Destiny