3+ Barbara Myerhoff Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Barbara Myerhoff quotes and sayings.

[Ritual] dwells in an invisible reality and gives this reality a vocabulary, props, costume, gesture, scenery. Ritual makes things separate, sets them apart from ordinary affairs and thoughts. Rituals need not be solemn, but they are formalized, stylized, extraordinary, and artificial. In the name of ritual, we can do anything. We can do astonishing acts. In the end, ritual gives us assurance about the unification of things. — Barbara Myerhoff

The self is made, not given — Barbara Myerhoff

The best lives and stories are made up of minute particulars that somehow are also universal and of use to others as well as oneself. — Barbara Myerhoff