Quotes about Rite

It has always been the prime function of mythology and rite to supply the symbols that carry the human spirit forward, in counteraction to those that tend to tie it back.

These caves are the original men's rite sanctuaries where the boys became no longer their mothers' sons but their fathers' sons.

You'll never have to say that after this, Delilah. I will always love you." "World without end?" "World without end," answered Diana. They kissed each other, as in a rite. Two boys on the fence whooped derisively, but who cared?

Every missed rite of passage leads to a new rigidification of the personality.