Supernatural Explanations

Famous quotes containing the words supernatural and/or explanations:

“Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought.”
—Simone Weil (1909–1943)

“In the nineteenth century ... explanations of who and what women were focused primarily on reproductive events—marriage, children, the empty nest, menopause. You could explain what was happening in a woman’s life, it was believed, if you knew where she was in this reproductive cycle.”
—Grace Baruch (20th century)