Marilynne Robinson Quote

Pity and charity may be at root an attempt to propitiate the dark powers that have not touched us yet.


Housekeeping (1980)


Pity and charity may be at root an attempt to propitiate the dark powers that have not touched us yet.

Pity and charity may be at root an attempt to propitiate the dark powers that have not touched us yet.

Pity and charity may be at root an attempt to propitiate the dark powers that have not touched us yet.

Pity and charity may be at root an attempt to propitiate the dark powers that have not touched us yet.