You might think of him as a guy that just talked about movies...
“Many films diminish us. They cheapen us, masturbate our senses, hammer us with shabby thrills, diminish the value of life. Some few films evoke the wonderment of life’s experience, and those I consider a form of prayer. Not prayer “to” any...one or anything, but prayer “about” everyone and everything. I believe prayer that makes requests is pointless. What will be, will be. But I value the kind of prayer when you stand at the edge of the sea, or beneath a tree, or smell a flower, or love someone, or do a good thing. Those prayers validate existence and snatch it away from meaningless routine.
Roger Ebert
Gathered at Crashingly Beautiful a couple years ago.
Today at The Sweetest Spots:
"LIFE ALWAYS HAS AN UNHAPPY ENDING, BUT YOU CAN HAVE A LOT OF FUN ALONG THE WAY, AND EVERYTHING DOESN’T HAVE TO BE DRIPPING IN DEEP SIGNIFICANCE"
-Roger Ebert
"LIFE ALWAYS HAS AN UNHAPPY ENDING, BUT YOU CAN HAVE A LOT OF FUN ALONG THE WAY, AND EVERYTHING DOESN’T HAVE TO BE DRIPPING IN DEEP SIGNIFICANCE"
-Roger Ebert
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