Bitter Gold

Famous quotes containing the words bitter and/or gold:

“He’ll find no friends here. Nothing but locked doors and darkened windows, locked hearts and bitter hatred. Let that, too, be part of the Frankenstein heritage.”
—Willis Cooper, and Rowland V. Lee. Burgomaster (Lawrence Grant)

“In relation to God, we are like a thief who has burgled the house of a kindly householder and been allowed to keep some of the gold. From the point of view of the lawful owner this gold is a gift; From the point of view of the burglar it is a theft. He must go and give it back. It is the same with our existence. We have stolen a little of God’s being to make it ours. God has made us a gift of it. But we have stolen it. We must return it.”
—Simone Weil (1909–1943)