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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 9da7a1c | Unlike the God whose name begins with a capital letter, our gods are not all-powerful, Louis. Can you imagine that? Any one of them can be vanquished by a flamethrower or a bulldozer or a bomb--silenced, driven away, enfeebled. Sit in the middle of a shopping mall at midnight, surrounded by half a mile of concrete in all directions, and there the god that was once as strong as a buffalo or a rhinoceros is as feeble as a moth sprayed with py.. | Daniel Quinn | ||
| f5c0412 | The current controversy over God's sex doesn't strike anyone as being the least bit primitive. If God is going to be like us, then there must be sexual equipment of one kind or the other, even though it presumably doesn't get much use. | Daniel Quinn | ||
| 3008684 | The relevant measures are not ease and difficulty. The relevant measures are readiness and unreadiness. If the time isn't right for a new idea, no power on earth can make it catch on, but if the time is right, it will sweep the world like wildfire. | Daniel Quinn | ||
| 5307b0c | The God of revealed religions--and by this I mean religions like yours, Taker religions--is a profoundly inarticulate God. No matter how many times he tries, he can't make himself clearly or completely understood. He speaks for centuries to the Jews but fails to make himself understood. At last he sends his only-begotten son, and his son can't seem to do any better. Jesus might have sat himself down with a scribe and dictated the answers to.. | Daniel Quinn | ||
| d1307ca | Even while he'd been gone, she'd always know he was /there/, sharing the same planet with her, walking the same earth. | Julia Quinn | ||
| b6a10e0 | I have often been criticized for being an 'emotional' leader, for not being macho enough, but even during this early stage in my career, I believed that the magic of command lies in openness, in being both sympathetic to the troops and at the same time being apart, in always projecting supreme confidence in my own ability and in theirs to accomplish whatever task is set for us. | Roméo Dallaire | ||
| 99ddc76 | Well, I'll be," she said mischievously. "You might just be a nice person after all." "I'm hardly nice," he scoffed. "Perhaps, but you're hardly cruel, either." -Daphne & Simon" | Julia Quinn | ||
| 76e99ac | I would like to request the honor of your daughter's hand in marriage". Olivia gasped, then squealed, then jumped up and down, which turned out to be a bad idea. "Ow!" she yelped smacking her head on the window. She poked her head back out and beamed down at Harry with tears in her eyes. "Oh Harry", she signed." | proposal-through-window | Julia Quinn | |
| 0da6433 | Leaning forward, he set out to conquer Miss Henrietta Barrett the same way he'd conquered women across Britain. Simply by being himself. | Julia Quinn | ||
| 1b2e065 | Alaycilik gercek duygularin yuzeye cikmasini engelleyen tek seydir ve inan bana o duygularla yuzlesmek istemezsin. | colin-bridgerton featherington penelope-bridgerton penelope-featherington | Julia Quinn | |
| 4b3b818 | He did things to her, she realized. Strange, shivery things that left her breathless. He need only to look at her--not in his usual, conversational way, but to really look at her, to let his eyes settle on hers, deeply blue and insightful, and she felt naked, her soul bared. | Julia Quinn | ||
| 07a8af6 | Of course. The team on your carriage was beautiful. They are yours, aren't they?" He ignored her and walked ahead until his foot connected with soft mushy ground. "Shit," he muttered. "Exactly." He glared at her, thinking himself a saint for not going for her throat." | humor | Julia Quinn | |
| 268236f | He ground his teeth and slapped some slop down into a pile. The stench was beyond overwhelming. "I thought you said pigs are clean." "Cleaner than people usually think, but not as clean as you and I." She looked at his messy boots, amusement dancing in her gray eyes. "Well, usually." | Julia Quinn | ||
| 8d7aa3a | a dor de um coracao partido nunca vai embora, apenas fica anestesiada. | love pain portugues portuguese | Julia Quinn | |
| aeeefb0 | This was different. He didn't want a woman. He wanted her. And he supposed that if he had to spend the afternoon being strange, sad, and disfigured just to be in her company, it would be well worth it. Then he remembered the wart. He turned to Miss Wynter and said firmly, "I am not getting a wart." Really, a man had to draw the line somewhere." | humorous warts | Julia Quinn | |
| d19c4cf | Is there something you wish to tell me?" Violet asked gently. Hyacinth shook her head. How did one share something such as this with one's mother? --Oh, yes, by the by and in case you're interested, it has recently come to my attention that my affianced husband asked me to marry him because he wished to infuriate his father. --Oh, and did I mention that I am no longer a virgin? No getting out of it now! No, that wasn't going to work" | Julia Quinn | ||
| 98bfd82 | The eggs were extremely interesting, as was the bacon,and the hydrangeas outside the window were absolutely fascinating. hydrangeas.who would have imagined? | Julia Quinn | ||
| 8f5e4b7 | I must protest." "To whom?" That seemed to flummox him. "I don't know," he finally said. "But a protest must be lodged nonetheless." "I don't think the dog meant to shoot him," Iris demurred. "You mean the author does not make the canine's motivations clear?" Iris assumed a scrupulously even expression. "Even she lacks such talent." | Julia Quinn | ||
| 7a06390 | Dunford arrived a few minutes later and gave her an approving nod. "You look lovely, Henry." She smiled her thanks but decided not to put too much stock in his compliment. It sounded like the sort of thing he said automatically to any woman in his vicinity." | Julia Quinn | ||
| 1b64e22 | They climbed up into the carriage and were on their way. Henry caught her bonnet on the doorframe as she was getting in, a circumstance which caused her to mutter most ungraciously under her breath. Dunford thought he heard her say, "Bloody bleeding blooming bonnet," but he couldn't be certain." | Julia Quinn | ||
| 9ed3cfd | Watch over Honoria, will you? See she doesn't marry an idiot. (Daniel Smythe-Smith) | love | Julia Quinn | |
| c4ff68e | Not," Caroline had said, "that I disapprove of your moniker. It is simply that my husband's name is also Henry, and it's rather disconcerting for me to use it on a girl of your tender years." Henry had only smiled and told her that that was just fine. It had been so long since she had had a maternal figure that she would have been inclined to let Caroline call her Esmerelda if she so desired." | Julia Quinn | ||
| 2298f0b | tumbling to the ground. "Didja...didja hafta open it so...so fast?" he mumbled." | Julia Quinn | ||
| 62ae587 | Mother, I spoke to the duke. He understands that this is not a formal meal. And he specifically told me that he was looking forward to a change of pace. He has no family himself, so he has never experienced anything like a Bridgerton family dinner." "God help us." Violet's face went utterly pale." | Julia Quinn | ||
| 50cbf95 | Honoria nodded and was about to say something utterly forgettable when she saw that his hand had been bandaged. "I hope your injury is not severe," she said politely. "Oh, this?" he held up his hand. His fingers were free to waggle, but the rest of it looked rather like a mitt. "It's nothing. An altercation with a letter opener." "Well, please do be careful of infection," Honoria said, somewhat more forcefully than was de rigueur. "If it gr.. | Julia Quinn | ||
| 04bd730 | Let me try," he said, and he took the ends and positioned himself in front of her mirror. She watched him for about two seconds before declaring, "You're going to have to go home." His eyes did not leave the reflection of his neckcloth in the mirror. "I haven't even got past the first knot." "And you're not going to." He gave her a supercilious look, brow quirked and all. "You're never going to get it right," she pronounced. "I must say, be.. | Julia Quinn | ||
| 2cd18a5 | I suppose. I do hope Charlotte thinks to give her an extra day off this week." Lady Winstead gave a little nod, as if agreeing with herself. "I believe I will go find her right now and make that suggestion. It is the least we can do. Miss Wynter truly saved the day." Honoria and Iris watched her leave, then Iris said, "I suppose it depends upon your definition of the word 'saved." | Julia Quinn | ||
| 78dff6c | She Looked doubtful."If you insist." "I do." "Very well." With barely a moment for either of them to prepare, she drew back and let fly.Before James had any idea what was happening, he was sprawled on the ground, and his right eye socket was throbbing. Elizabeth, rather than displaying any sort of worry or concern over his health, was jumping up and down,squealing with glee. "I did it! I really did it! Did you see it? Did you see it?" "No,".. | Julia Quinn | ||
| 409ea04 | He was discovering that may be there was more him than his name. And may be, when all was said and done, he'd still be whole. | Julia Quinn | ||
| caa8d0d | John shrugged. "It always seemed silly to me to desire a woman who cannot converse any better than a sheep." Belle leaned forward, her eyes glittering mischievously. "Really? I would have thought you'd prefer such a woman,considering your difficulty with polite conversation." "Touche, my lady. I cede this round to you." | hilarious humor | Julia Quinn | |
| a0baabf | Their fathers had been twins, but John"s had entered the world seven minutes before Michael"s. The most critical seven minutes in Michael Stirling"s life, and he hadn"t even been alive for them." | Julia Quinn | ||
| c5fe2cf | You did make a few odd noises when we rounded the corner on the second landing, but no, you were most definitely unconscious." "Odd noises?" Belle's expression turned sheepish. "Well, actually it might have had something to do with the fact that you crashed into the end-post when we turned the corner." Emma's eyes opened wide." -- | Julia Quinn | ||
| 289b97b | you may tell your husband that if he so much as touches a hair on my fiances head, I shall personally see to it that his liver is extracted through his mouth. | anne-wynter daniel-smythe-smith | Julia Quinn | |
| 32b5731 | I'm not sure what it means." Grace frowned. "I don't think I do either." "It sounds bad, though." "Sodding bad." Grace said with a smile, and she patted Amelia's hand. Amelia sighed. "A dammed shame." We are repeating ourselves." Grace pointed out. "I know." Amelia said, but with a fair bit of feeling. "But whose fault is ut? Not ours. We've been far too sheltered." "Now that," Grace announced with a flair, "really is a dammed shame!" "A bl.. | Julia Quinn | ||
| 2c1c1be | Isn't it nice to discover that we're not exactly what we thought we were? | Julia Quinn | ||
| 1dd8d04 | Kate?" Anthony yelled again. He couldn't see anyone; a dislodged bench was blocking the opening. "Can you hear me?" Still no response. "Try the other side," came Edwina's frantic voice. "The opening isn't as crushed." Anthony jumped to his feet and ran around the back of the carriage to the other side. The door had already come off its hinges, leaving a hole just large enough for him to stuff his upper body into. "Kate?" he called out, t.. | Julia Quinn | ||
| 26f602d | I believe I told you I am utterly serious. I never lie." "Now that is a clanker if ever I heard one." she retorted. "Well, then, I never lie about anything important." Her hands found their way to her hips and she let out a loud, "Harumph." | Julia Quinn | ||
| 5bf4d64 | he was struck again by that odd sense of somehow being more alive than he'd been just seconds earlier. | Julia Quinn | ||
| 44d206d | I shall freckle." "That doesn't bother me," he said with a shrug. "It bothers me!" "Don't worry. They'll be on your own face, so you won't have to see them." Ellie gaped at him, astounded by his illogic." | Julia Quinn | ||
| bd08af4 | Today I glory in my sixdom." "Sixdom?" "Sixitude." Annabel started to grin. "Sixulation," Louisa proclaimed." | Julia Quinn | ||
| e386a34 | Hastings is going to go to a half-wit," the duke moaned. "All those years of praying for an heir, and now it's all for ruin. I should have let the title go to my cousin." He turned back to his son, who was sniffling and wiping his eyes, trying to appear strong for his father. "I can't even look at him," he gasped. "I can't even bear to look at him." And with that, the duke stalked out of the room. Nurse Hopkins hugged the boy close. "You'r.. | Julia Quinn | ||
| 336d4e9 | Sophie shook her head, completely unable to speak. Posy had knocked her breath clear to Scotland. | Julia Quinn | ||
| 297595e | We cannot accept this sort of money from a stranger.' 'Maybe it's not a stranger,' Susan said. 'Then that's even worse!' Elizabeth retorted. 'My God, can you imagine? Some horrid person treating us like puppets, pulling our strings, thinking he can control our destiny? | Julia Quinn | ||
| 7558fc2 | He is asking Caroline to produce a list," Georgina explained. "What sort of list?" Finchley asked. | Julia Quinn |