The one who makes the idols never worships them, however tenderly he might have molded the clay. You cannot have knowledge and worship at the same ti… - Zora Neale Hurston
" "The one who makes the idols never worships them, however tenderly he might have molded the clay. You cannot have knowledge and worship at the same time. Mystery is the essence of divinity. Gods must keep their distances from men.
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About Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston (7 January 1891 – 28 January 1960) was an American folklorist and author during the time of the Harlem Renaissance, best remembered for her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937).
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