shrivelling quotes

Theoretical webs, dirty webs, fusty webs, old and shrivelling away into nothingness, a fine dust.Who needs that kind of stuff. Far far better getting out into the open air and doing it, actually doing it, something solid and concrete and unconceptualisable.

-James Kelman
English churchman, the father of theTractarian movement. He was also influential in the Oxford Movement afterJ H Newman's secession to Rome. 1989  A Disaffection.