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Some people need a theology of an angry God to justify their anger against sinners.
Even the world, that despises simplicity, does not profess to approve of duplicity.
Scores are absurdly important, One hundred points could easily make or break a kid.
Grief and constant anxiety kill nearly as many women as men die on the battlefield.
But for my own example, I'd never believe one little kid could have so much brains!
There's no such thing as a superhero, but together we can world in a new direction.
Your income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them.
God's never as nervous about our future, or as concerned about our past, as we are.
Don't let uncertainty talk you into pursuing a backup plan instead of your purpose.
My worst subject in school was school, but it turns out I'm great at starting them.
First novels tend to be blood-lettings, and they're focused on you, not the reader.
There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.
The thinking brain influences the body’s responses and it makes a neat little loop.
The inbox is nothing but a convenient organizing system for other people's agendas.
A wet boy has a deader, an assassin has a target, because assassins sometimes miss.
It's not business to consumer, it's not business to business, it's people to people
Souls don't have races or sexes or religions. They are beyond artificial divisions.
Jesus brought forth men's greatest efforts by the promise of obstacles not rewards.
The only place you're sure to find love is at the end of a letter from your mother.
In a start-up society, huge sums can fall on innocent parties, almost by accident .
Within the hearts men, loyalty and consideration are esteemed greater than success.
If I want something, I go get it. Anything that I believe will stop me, I question.
Every mind deserves to be free. When the mind is free, that's the end of suffering.
Reality is always the story of a past, and what I love about the past is—it's over.
I don't let go of concepts -I meet them with understanding. Then they let go of me.
Seeking love keeps you from the awareness that you already have it—that you are it.
There is no peace in the world until you find peace within yourself in this moment.
When it walks like a saint, and quacks like a saint- it's a quacking saint." -Della
Any honest inquiry into the reality of nature also yields insights about ourselves.
Will is what can make you succeed when your thoughts tell you that you're defeated.
It is very difficult to teach navigation theory to someone who clings to the shore.
The recounting of a life is a cheat...even our own stories are obscenely distorted.
The scolding voice is her own, so abrasive and quick, yet so powerless to move her.
In a long and healthy life, which is what most of us have, there is plenty of time.
Actually my first eight books were historical novels, but they were never published
I wrote eight full-length adult novels in my twenties. None of them were published.
When you make the right decision, it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks.
People suffer when they pursue a life or chase a dream that doesn’t belong to them.
Two drowning people can't save each other. All they can do is drag each other down.
Your angel cannot protect you against that which neither god nor the devil had made
If there is a life after this one, he said, let me meet you in it, James Carstairs.
Why are you such an asshat?" "An asshat?" Jace looked as if he were about to laugh.
No wonder you and Jace like each other so much. You're both crazy walking arsenals.
You promise me, he said. That you love him. Enough to marry him and make him happy.
She realized that this scarred, sarcastic boy, was gentle with the things he loved.
There is darkness in light, there is pain in joy, and there are thorns on the rose.
people don't change, they just have momentary steps outside of their true character
Art is whether or not there is a scream in him wanting to get out in a special way.
Just because one of Arlene's husbands was a murderer is no reason for me to be ugly
Maybe she was being so hoity-toity because she didn't have her own fairy godmother.