Rituals Quotes by Famous Authors

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1. “Purification and redemption are such recurrent themes in ritual because there is a clear and ubiquitous need for them: we all do regrettable things as a result of our own circumstances, and new rituals are frequently invented in response to new circumstances.”

Susan Cain

Purification, Redemption, Rituals, Human Nature, Personal Growth

2. “Anything that keeps you happy and writing is part of my writing ritual: I like music, so I tend to have it playing in the background. But if I'm interested, I can write in an airport waiting areas.”

Neil Gaiman

Writing, Creativity, Rituals, Environment, Inspiration

3. “If you want to find out what it means to have a society without any rituals, read the New York Times.”

Joseph Campbell

Rituals, Society, Culture, Media, Spirituality, Tradition

4. “Prayers were held in Assembly Hall. We all perched in rows on wooden benches while teachers sat up on the platform in armchairs, facing us.”

Roald Dahl

School Assembly, Childhood Rituals, Prayer Moments, School, Rituals, Prayer

5. “Ready-made phrases and the ritual of etiquette were unknown to him; his thoughtfulness was pure improvisation, and it resembled the little inventions affection inspires.”

Simone de Beauvoir

Pure Improvisation, Thoughtful Rituals, Etiquette, Improvisation, Thoughtfulness, Rituals

6. “Ever notice that the most important moments in life are always accompanied by somebody in a robe? Weddings, graduations, funerals, court hearings, judicial committee hearings, open heart surgeries, baptisms, and yes, even church sermons.”

Mark Manson

Life, Rituals, Meaning, Moments, Ceremony

7. “Many successful people get up before 6am in the morning. They have rituals. They exercise, stretch, organize their day, and walk through that series of rituals.”

Brian Tracy

Success, Rituals, Productivity, Discipline, Morning Routine

8. “I also wear a hat or a very tightly pulled head tie when I write. I suppose I hope by doing that I will keep my brains from seeping out of my scalp and running in great gray blobs down my neck, into my ears, and over my face.”

Maya Angelou

Writing, Creativity, Rituals, Humor, Expression

9. “Rituals are important.”

John Lennon

Rituals, Importance, Tradition, Routine, Life

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