The Fifth Sacred Thing is a 1993 post-apocalyptic novel written by Starhawk.
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Famous quotes containing the words sacred thing, the fifth and/or sacred:
“Sacrifice is nothing other than the production of sacred things.”
—Georges Bataille (18971962)
“I will name you the degrees. The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the Quip Modest; the third, the Reply Churlish; the fourth, the Reproof Valiant; the fifth, the Countercheck Quarrelsome; the sixth, the Lie with Circumstance; the seventh, the Lie Direct.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“If we use common words on a great occasion, they are the more striking, because they are felt at once to have a particular meaning, like old banners, or everyday clothes, hung up in a sacred place.”
—George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)