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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 8aa9744 | Most people I meet assume that Christian means very conservative, entrenched in their thinking, antigay, antichoice, angry, violent, illogical, empire builders; they want to convert everyone, and they generally cannot live peacefully with anyone who doesn't believe what they believe. | Philip Yancey | ||
| 4541038 | Why the delay? Why does God let evil and pain so flagrantly exist, even thrive, on this planet?...He holds back for our sakes. Re-creation involves us; we are, in fact, at the center of his plan...the motive behind all human history, is to develop us, not God. Our very existence announces to the powers in the universe that restoration is under way. Every act of faith by every one of the people of God is like the tolling of a bell, and a fai.. | faith god good-versus-evil job | Philip Yancey | |
| 2c1f669 | I believe Christians walk a mental tightrope and are in constant danger of falling in one of two directions. On this subject, errors in thinking can have tragic results. The first error comes when we attribute all suffering to God, seeing it as his punishment for human mistakes; the second error does just the opposite, assuming that life with God will never include suffering. | Philip Yancey | ||
| bc96c36 | We human beings instinctively regard the seen world as the "real" world and the unseen world as the "unreal" world, but the Bible calls for almost the opposite." | Philip Yancey | ||
| c2e206d | Jesus declared that we should have one distinguishing mark: not political correctness or moral superiority, but love. | Philip Yancey | ||
| 4da10fa | Those who observe suffering are tempted to reject God; those who experience it often cannot give up on God, their solace and their agony." The presence of so many in church on a wintry night proved his point. "You can protest against the evil in the world only if you believe in a good God," Volf also said. "Otherwise the protest doesn't make sense." | Philip Yancey | ||
| 016f9f7 | Jesus tended to honor the losers of this world, not the winners. Our modern culture extravagantly rewards beauty, athletic skill, wealth, and artistic achievement, qualities which seemed to impress Jesus not at all. | Philip Yancey | ||
| 1e68f81 | Jesus did not give the parables to teach us how to live. He gave them, I believe, to correct our notions about who God is and who God loves. | Philip Yancey | ||
| 4a3d277 | Be careful," warned Nietzsche, "lest in fighting the dragon you become the dragon." I see the confusion of politics and religion as one of the greatest barriers to grace. C. S. Lewis once said that almost all crimes of Christian history have come about when religion is confused with politics. Politics, which always runs by the rules of ungrace, allures us to trade away grace for power, a temptation the church has often been unable to resist.. | Philip Yancey | ||
| e0ec124 | If anything is more irresistible than Jesus, it's Mickey. | Carl Hiaasen | ||
| 6040561 | That being singular is the exact thing that makes something--or someone--amazing | Stephanie Perkins | ||
| 98c1ac3 | The translator, no matter how true he thinks he's staying to the text, still brings his own life experiences and opinions to the decisions he makes. Maybe not consciously, but every time a choice is made between one meaning of a word or another, the translator determines which one to use based on what he believes is correct, based on his own personal history with the subject.">>" -- | Stephanie Perkins | ||
| abe6144 | Wanna go to the movies? They're showing at Le Champo." Just because I haven't gone out doesn't mean I haven't pored over the glorious "They're showing what? And I'm not gonna tell you how badly you just butchered that theater's name." " Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert.Won five Academy Awards.It was a big deal." "In what century?" "Ha ha. Honestly, you'll like it. I hear it's great." Rashmi rubs her temples. "I don't know. I don't real.. | Stephanie Perkins | ||
| 92fa178 | And we'll keep walking until the rest of the world ceases to exist. | Stephanie Perkins | ||
| 7c64220 | I am hard on myself. But isn't it better to be honest about these things before someone else can use them against you? Before someone else can break your heart? Isn't it better to break it yourself?. I thought honesty made people strong. | Stephanie Perkins | ||
| a4585d0 | My boyfriend loses his virginity, and, oh, who's that looking on? It's a rabbit. | isla-martin josh-wasserstein | Stephanie Perkins | |
| f2d5800 | The wind rattles the panes, and the lights buzz softly in the hall. He sleeps soundly.How long has it been since he's had a decent night's rest? There's another uncomfortable tug on my heart.Why do I care so much about him,and why do I wish I didn't? How can one person make me so confused all of the time? What is that? Is it lust? Or something else altogether? And is it even possible for me to feel this way about him without these feelings .. | Stephanie Perkins | ||
| 8f8ed44 | Is he crying? I lean forward for a better look and find him staring right at me. Oh,no.Oh no oh no oh NO. He stops. "Anna?" "Um.Hi." My face is on fire. I want to rewind this reel,shut it off, destroy it. His expression runs from confusion to anger. "Were you listening to that?" "I'm sorry-" "I can't believe you were eavesdropping!" "It was an accident.I was passing by,and...you were there. And I've heard so much about your father,and I was.. | Stephanie Perkins | ||
| c1de649 | Holy crap. I just slept with St. Clair. | Stephanie Perkins | ||
| 7c4eb83 | I suddenly understand why people describe kissing as melting because every square inch of my body dissolves into his. My fingers grip his hair, pulling him closer. My veins throb and my heart explodes. I have never wanted anyone like this before. Ever. | Stephanie Perkins | ||
| 7af89ae | De verdad, no conozco a ninguna chica americana que se pueda resistir al acento ingles. | Stephanie Perkins | ||
| 04240a0 | You'll be reading the breakfast menu without me before you know it." Hmm, maybe I don't want to learn French" | humor | Stephanie Perkins | |
| 1491a65 | I like you," he says. My body is rigid. "And I don't mean as a friend." | Stephanie Perkins | ||
| dee74cd | It's strange. Home. How I could wish for it so long, only to come back and find it gone. | Stephanie Perkins | ||
| b36749e | They didn't talk much, but their silence was companionable. | Stephanie Perkins | ||
| b6bafaa | Lees un monton. -Es mas seguro que embarcarse en una aventura de verdad. | Stephanie Perkins | ||
| 34c6ac8 | People can play dumb all they want, but they always give themselves away in actions. In the small moments, like that. | Stephanie Perkins | ||
| 530dd64 | So what happened?" "I don't know." Another glance to ensure his continued state of Not Looking, and then I rip off my clothes in one fast swoop. I am now officially stark naked in the room with the most beautiful boy I know. Funny,but this isn't how I imagined this moment. No.Not funny.One hundred percent the exact opposite of funny. "I think I maybe,possibly, vaguely remember hitting the snooze button." I jabber to cover my mortification. .. | Stephanie Perkins | ||
| 14244a9 | St. Clair tucks the tips of his fingers into his pockets and kicks the cobblestones with the toe of his boots. "Well?" he finally asks. "Thank you." I'm stunned. "It was really sweet of you to bring me here." "Ah,well." He straightens up and shrugs-that full-bodied French shrug he does so well-and reassumes his usual, assured state of being. "Have to start somewhere. Now make a wish." "Huh?" I have such a way with words. I should write epic.. | Stephanie Perkins | ||
| 217bba7 | I know you aren't perfect. But it's a person's imperfections that make them perfect for someone else. | Stephanie Perkins | ||
| fa91987 | When cleaning I do it the way people go to church--not so much to discover anything new, although I'm alert for new things, but mainly to reacquaint myself with the familiar. It's nice to go over familiar paths. | discovering-new-things getting-reacquainted motorcycles philosophy | Robert M. Pirsig | |
| 580ceb9 | What's new?" is an interesting and broadening eternal question, but one which, if pursued exclusively, results only in an endless parade of trivia and fashion, the silt of tomorrow. I would like, instead, to be concerned with the question "What is best?," a question which cuts deeply rather than broadly, a question whose answers tend to move the silt downstream." | Robert M. Pirsig | ||
| 54ddf04 | I'm in shape...Round's a shape. | James Patterson | ||
| 57d39b5 | There are some feelings, and actions, for which words are utterly useless. | James Patterson | ||
| 984a786 | People Trust Me with their secrets, and I'm not sure why. It must be something in my face, probably my eyes. | James Patterson | ||
| 6c91aac | Because today after all, is all we knew. | today | James Patterson | |
| 3b723df | Because now, the magic is everywhere. | wisty | James Patterson | |
| d0e595b | I, Alex Cross do solemnly promise-to all those present at this birthday party- to do my best to balance my life at home with my work,life,and not to go over to the dark side ever again. | James Patterson | ||
| 7bf8b1f | Oz thinks I'm beautiful," she whispered to the stars." | James Patterson | ||
| 333663f | Life is a test. It's all a test. Sometimes you have to get through it, and then later everything makes more sense. | James Patterson | ||
| 02c72fe | If you've ever loved someone like I did, if they made you crazy and happy and exasperated and elated and if you wanted to hold them and shake them and sometimes kick them and if, after all that, they were like part of your family and part of your soul... Imagine seeing that feather. Imagine what that felt like. It made it real. | James Patterson | ||
| c28fce6 | Always be strong no matter what! | James Patterson | ||
| 728e68e | Like our bodies and our hearts had to be together to make one whole, perfect person. | James Patterson | ||
| 25c85ca | We'll, that's an evil smile... | James Patterson |