Marilynne Robinson Mind Quotations

For our purposes as human beings, the mind is the center of everything.

I think a Christian definition of the mind should be: an openness to whatever the individual and collective mind reveals to us.

You build your mind, so make it into something you want to live with.

The mind has a complex life that can seem quite autonomous - dreams, obsessions, unwilled memory are all instances of this.

Many times when I stop working on a problem consciously, my mind continues to work on it below the surface. Often solutions come on me quite by surprise. I've learned over time to allow that to happen, rather than to feel that I can simply solve the problem by continuous, grueling effort.

Christianity is a life, not a doctrine . . . I'm not saying never doubt or question. The Lord gave you a mind so that you would make honest use of it. I'm saying you must be sure that the doubts and questions are your own.

You have to live with your mind your whole life.