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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 85f89b1 | My dear man, there's nothing I'd like better than to be by myself occasionally... I suppose you expect me to sit here and dream delicately and satisfy my tempermentality while you wander in from the bathroom with lather all over your face and shout "seen my brown pants?" | Sinclair Lewis | ||
| ac682e4 | Whatever she might become she would never be static. | Sinclair Lewis | ||
| a57abde | America, like England and Scotland, had never really been a gay nation. Rather it had been heavily and noisily jocular, with a substratum of worry and insecurity, in the image of its patron saint, Lincoln of the rollicking stories and the tragic heart. | Sinclair Lewis | ||
| 1165144 | Life is comfortable and clean enough here already. And so secure. What it needs it to be less secure, more eager. | Sinclair Lewis | ||
| 98e770a | And though he had almost flunked in Greek, his thesis on 'Sixteen Ways of Paying a Church Debt' had won the ten-dollar prize in Practical Theology. | theology | Sinclair Lewis | |
| 25da2c3 | More and more, as I think about history, I am convinced that everything that is worth while in the world has been accomplished by the free, inquiring, critical spirit, and that the preservation of this spirit is more important than any social system whatsoever. | Sinclair Lewis | ||
| 5bf8780 | In a matter of weeks, he had learned that without suffering and doubt, there can be no whole human being. | suffering doubt humanity maturity | Sinclair Lewis | |
| 280d273 | Summarized, the letter explained that he was all against the banks but all for the bankers-except the Jewish bankers who were to be driven out of finance entirely; that he had thoroughly tested (but unspecified) plans to make all wages very high and the prices of everything produced by these same highly paid workers very low; that he was 100 per cent for Labor, but 100 per cent against all strikes; and that he was in favor of the United Sta.. | Sinclair Lewis | ||
| 322435d | Once, modestly enough, Doremus had assumed that he had a decent knowledge of finance, taxation, the gold standard, agricultural exports, and he had smilingly pontificated everywhere that Liberal Capitalism would pastorally lead into State Socialism, with governmental ownership of mines and railroads and water-power so settling all inequalities of income that every lion of a structural steel worker would be willing to lie down with any lamb .. | Sinclair Lewis | ||
| 3e13c0a | Why, there's no country in the world that can get more hysterical--yes, or more obsequious!--than America. Look how Huey Long became absolute monarch over Louisiana, and how the Right Honorable Mr. Senator Berzelius Windrip owns his State. Listen to Bishop Prang and Father Coughlin on the radio--divine oracles, to millions. Remember how casually most Americans have accepted Tammany grafting and Chicago gangs and the crookedness of so many o.. | Sinclair Lewis | ||
| 66753fe | The Executive has got to have a freer hand and be able to move quick in an emergency, and not be tied down by a lot of dumb shyster-lawyer congressmen taking months to shoot off their mouths in debates. | Sinclair Lewis | ||
| 271b5fb | Well, gentlemen, I have listened to all your Solutions, and I now inform you that I, and I alone, except perhaps for Walt Trowbridge and the ghost of Pareto, have the perfect, the inevitable, the only Solution, and that is: There is no Solution! There will never be a state of society anything like perfect! "There never will be a time when there won't be a large proportion of people who feel poor no matter how much they have, and envy their .. | perfection poverty politics solutions envy society utopia | Sinclair Lewis | |
| 4431b0a | Not individuals but institutions are the enemies, and they most afflict the disciples who the most generously serve them. They insinuate their tyranny under a hundred guises and pompous names, such as Polite Society, the Family, the Church, Sound Business, the Party, the Country, the Superior White Race; and the only defense against them, Carol beheld, was unembittered laughter. | laughter institutions | Sinclair Lewis | |
| c62f312 | pictures are like doors which open into unexpected chambers, | Arthur Edward Waite | ||
| b6d2552 | goals not bathed in prayer or brought in humility before the Lord turn out to be downright useless. They don't go anywhere. They don't accomplish anything. | prayer god goals humility | Charles R. Swindoll | |
| 6362172 | We don't like waiting, but that's when God does some of His best work on our souls. | Charles R. Swindoll | ||
| 6e5e8f7 | Shouldering the duffel bag with the Marine Corps bulldog, Old Man knocked Jan's photo off the bed table. He turned to stone staring down at the photo. His face then splintered into hurt. Tears seeped into his eyes. He grappled for the nearest bedpost and slumped forward on extended arms. His shoulders jerked and head sagged a little while his heart broke. Old Man cried the mute cry of men of his generation. | romance thrillers-mystery private-detective whodunit noir suspense | Ed Lynskey | |
| 5603697 | Why couldn't he trust that the Lord would do the same for her? Because he knew she didn't believe. | Francine Rivers | ||
| 6be2b63 | Every God demands sacrifice. What sacrifice does your God require?' 'Obedience. | Francine Rivers | ||
| d0de089 | Why I Wrote Redeeming Love Many born-again Christians talk about a single conversion experience that changed their lives forever. They can tell you the day and the hour they made their decision to live for the Lord. I can't do that. | Francine Rivers | ||
| 7ceec7e | He had fallen head over heels for a devil with blue eyes and waist-length blonde hair and a body that would tempt a man into sin and death. | Francine Rivers | ||
| 4a4cf5c | Come away with me and be my wife." She gave a harsh laugh. "If you want a wife, send for one by mail, or wait for the next wagon train to cross the mountains." He came toward her. "I can give you a good life. I don't care how you got here or where you've been before. Come with me now." | Francine Rivers | ||
| 332643e | The child chattered like a little magpie, and Angel nodded and listened. Glancing up, Angel encountered Michael's gaze. He wants children, she thought, and the thought hit her solid in the pit of her stomach. What if he knew she couldn't have them? Would his love for her die then? She couldn't hold his gaze. | Francine Rivers | ||
| 4e0a5e9 | Sarah and Michael shared many happy years together. On their seventh anniversary, their prayers were answered with the birth of a son, Stephen. Stephen was followed by Luke, Lydia, and Esther. | Francine Rivers | ||
| ea98847 | But why? Where are you going?" "Home," Angel said. "I'm going home." | Francine Rivers | ||
| d401368 | what-ifs went around and around in her head. What if Mama | Francine Rivers | ||
| 12887c2 | Amanda! Where are you?" Michael called. Laughing, she stood on tiptoe. "Over here," she called back and then ran down the row to hide. "All right," he said, laughing. "Where did you go?" She whistled at him from her hiding place. She and Ruthie had played hide-and-seek in the rows the day before, and she was in a joyous mood today, ready to tease Michael. "What do I get if I find you?" "What have you got in mind?" "Oh, a little of this and .. | Francine Rivers | ||
| 61ca91a | Some wounds broke open and had to be stitched closed with patience and prayer. | Francine Rivers | ||
| 4576147 | I'd rather see your honest pain than a brave front. | pain front honest | Francine Rivers | |
| 089fe34 | Past and future were out of her hands. One was finished and couldn't be undone. The other was beyond imagining. | future past | Francine Rivers | |
| 448c6c8 | Search all you will for retribution or meaning to your life, but until you find God, you live in vain. | Francine Rivers | ||
| 1815a85 | The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he shatter her? "What has this god of yours ever really done for you?" She stood very still for a long moment, her back to him. "Everything." | quote a-voice-in-the-wind a-voice-in-the-wind-quote francine francine-rivers francine-rivers-quote the in rivers wind voice | Francine Rivers | |
| dc32a4c | Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest. JESUS, MATTHEW 11 : 29 | Francine Rivers | ||
| 59d8778 | Song of Solomon told me a man and woman's passion is intended to be mutual." His smile dissolved and he looked troubled. "A shared blessing." | Francine Rivers | ||
| ef20573 | Did freedom have to mean abolishing common decency? | decency | Francine Rivers | |
| fbe3697 | But now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!" ISAIAH 43 : 1" | Francine Rivers | ||
| 7ded613 | Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. | Francine Rivers | ||
| 08303c0 | courage is not something we can manufacture by our own efforts. But when we surrender wholeheartedly to God, he gives us the courage to face whatever comes. He gives us the words to speak when we are called to stand and voice our faith. | Francine Rivers | ||
| a4122da | But so often, things of great beauty are full of great corruption. | corruption | Francine Rivers | |
| 6c338dc | Love cleanses, beloved. It doesn't beat you down. It doesn't cast blame. | Francine Rivers | ||
| abb4433 | A woman could be the wind beneath a man's sails or a gale to send him into uncharted waters. She could be an anchor in stormy seas, or she could let him drift into the rocks. | Francine Rivers | ||
| 1ae57e7 | Dwelling on the past only defeated her chances for changing the future. | future past | Francine Rivers | |
| a03af83 | Who are you to say whether she is of use? She is alive! That is statement enough. | Francine Rivers | ||
| e1ee1af | Better to have trouble with man than trouble with God. | Francine Rivers |