RE: Cruel & Pretty

["chris ramsdale" <chrisr at seaq_org>]

what a marvelous quote from Annie Dillard, as well as the rest. i needed the
reminder today.
thanks for sharing, Ana Marie and Michelle.

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> [mailto:owner-over-the-rhine at actwin_com]On Behalf Of Ana Maria Correa
> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 3:35 PM
> To: over-the-rhine at actwin_com
> Subject: Re: Cruel & Pretty
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> "Even if I did succeed in giving a little something beautiful back to the
> world,
> of what possible use could it be?  Is there room in the world for one more
> beautiful thing?  Or wait: does all this nonchalant loveliness cry, Glory,
> glory, glory?  Does the world cry out, Let there be music?  Am I
> caught up
> in
> something?"                -- Linford Detweiler, Unsung
>
>
> Michelle, thanks so much for quoting this.  I was immediately reminded of
> this line of William Blake's:
>
> "When the Sun rises do you not see a round Disk of fire somewhat like a
> Guinea O no no I see an Innumerable company of the Heavenly host
> crying Holy
> Holy Holy is the Lord God Almighty."
>
> This comes so close to describing their music for me.  They see this
> holiness everywhere...like Annie Dillard...
>
> "What a hideout: Holiness lies spread and borne over the surface
> of time and
> stuff like color" (For the Time Being).
>
> It's this poetic/artistic vision into the ordinary that sets their music
> apart...  Of course, a lot of music does this, which is what
> makes it good,
> imho.
>
> But like Linford, I feel this helplessness to...
>
> Ana Maria
>
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