1
2
3
5
8
12
20
33
52
83
133
213
340
543
867
1384
2208
3346
3522
5443
5619
6501
6502
6503
6504
6505
6757
7581
8098
8422
8625
8752
8832
8882
8913
8932
8945
8953
8957
8960
8962
8963
8964
8965
▲
▼
| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 69667a6 | scene of a murder in Peckham. It is standard procedure | Lynda La Plante | ||
| 17c9569 | faces that it was. | Lynda La Plante | ||
| 4a084bc | her own boss. When she thought about all that, was the | Lynda La Plante | ||
| c5ea113 | I believe the main task of the spirit is to free man from his ego. | Albert Einstein | ||
| c19d7d5 | We are grateful for the saints, he says, who lift up the heart in the days of our distress. Would we do less? For do we less, there are no saints to lift up any heart. If Christ be Christ he says, true Lord of Heaven, true Lord of Men, what is there that we would not do no matter what our suffering may be? | Alan Paton | ||
| e47a536 | Third, Alan Paton, in bearing witness to his thirteen-year-old son at confirmation time about this You beyond all the yous in Johannesburg, writes: Do not pronounce judgment on the Infinite, nor suppose God to be like a bad Prime Minister, Do not suppose him powerless, or if powerful malignant, Do not address your mind to criticisms of the Creator, do not pretend to know his categories, Do not take his universe in your hand, and point out i.. | Walter Brueggemann | ||
| df4a4b9 | Then he gave himself over to deep and earnest prayer, and after each petition he raised his eyes and looked to the east. And the east lightened and lightened, till he knew that the time was not far off. And when he expected it, he rose to his feet and took off his hat and laid it down on the earth, and clasped his hands before him. And while he stood there the sun rose in the east. | Alan Paton | ||
| 9c43964 | He had come to tell his brother that power corrupts, that a man who fights for justice must himself be cleansed and purified, that love is greater than force. And none of these things had he done. God have mercy on me, Christ have mercy on me. He turned to the door, but it was locked and bolted. Brother had shut out brother, from the same womb had they come. | Alan Paton | ||
| 366757c | They were silent till the man passed, and then Kumalo said, in all my days I have known no one as you are. And Msimangu said sharply, I am a weak and sinful man, but God put His hands on me, that is all. | Alan Paton | ||
| e85cbd5 | Tomorrow they would all go home, all except his son. And he would stay in the place where they would put him, in the great prison in Pretoria, in the barred and solitary cell; and mercy failing, would stay there till he was hanged. Aye, but the hand that had murdered had once pressed the mother's breast into the thirsting mouth, had stolen into the father's hand when they went out into the dark. Aye, but the murderer afraid of death had onc.. | Alan Paton | ||
| 0192da8 | Tydens die gesprek se Breytenbach volgens Brink ook die volgende: Here man, dit vra nie dapperheid nie, dis so natuurlik as asemhaal. Nou kom sit jy op TV en as die man se jy's die grootste skrywer in SA, dan val jy hom nie in die rede nie: jy se nie hokaai, wat van Alan Paton, wat van Nadine Gordimer, wat van Zeke Mphahlele? nie [sic] ... Jy bou vir jou 'n beeld op & jy vergeet eendag gaan jy ingehaal word.64 | Leon De Kock | ||
| 34e41be | I love you," he murmured. My heart swelled in appreciation the way it always did when he shared his feelings. "I love you, too." | Erin McCarthy | ||
| fa026d9 | It wasn't satisfying to be the one to leave. But it was a lot better than being the one who was left. | Erin McCarthy | ||
| 65c4281 | No. Just stating facts. You and me? Inevitable. | Erin McCarthy | ||
| 1e5aef0 | There are some things you just can't cover up. | Erin McCarthy | ||
| 9ea38f8 | Because you make me. Because I didn't exist, not in any way that matters, until I met you. | Erin McCarthy | ||
| 2c7c90b | Trina, what does the fox say?" "What?" "Fuck you." -- | Erin McCarthy | ||
| f7270ef | Seriously. A cuddle rating. Who came up with that shit? Whoever had, it meant he had to cuddle her like a pro just to prove a point. | Erin McCarthy | ||
| 079e12d | Right." Oh my God, I was already lost. Wait. I had never been found. "But" | Erin McCarthy | ||
| 785c310 | I wanted to be a good person, compassionate, regardless of what was said or done to me. That was the standard I held for myself, the way I'd managed to survive all those years. I wouldn't give in to hatred. "I" | Erin McCarthy | ||
| ea4ca75 | most of the time, but I didn't want anything | Erin McCarthy | ||
| bd3b07e | It's just my creepy science mind at work. I was thinking how bizarre it is that a parasite is growing in you and will eventually explode from your body through an extremely narrow opening, and yet you will both survive. | Erin McCarthy | ||
| da9f6e7 | because I figured out who I was- the man who had been born to love you. | Erin McCarthy | ||
| c9b85ee | It will always be the ultimate, because you're my ultimate. | Erin McCarthy | ||
| 06ae8e8 | Because if you're drunk on sex and love, then I'm fucking wasted. | Erin McCarthy | ||
| 18ed14e | I didn't understand what he was doing, what he wanted from me. Because in my experience, people wanted something from each other. To use them, to gain friendship, for a romantic relationship. I didn't think he had any of those three as his motivation, and it was like a Rubik's Cube that I kept turning around and around with no solution | Erin McCarthy | ||
| a589b76 | I'd pull your pants down and let you ride me right here. | Erin McCarthy | ||
| fb0a293 | bisexual. I don't need Ethan to pull a Byron," I said, amused, adjusting my shoes. "I kind of like him faithful and into girls, specifically me." Aubrey and I had been friends first, paired together in a bio lab as freshmen, and through her, I had met Ethan. It had started out between us as a quiet friendship but had grown into something more as I realized that he was solid. Loyal. Hashtag No Drama. Unlike some people who had" | Erin McCarthy | ||
| 3143917 | You have eyes that hold me so tightly I could fight for the rest of my life and I'll never escape. | Erin McCarthy | ||
| d624f7a | Do you understand?" I nodded. He kissed me again. "Do you trust me?" I nodded. His lips buried in my neck. "Do you want me?" Nod. "Absolutely." "Then don't be afraid. Don't ever be afraid when you're with me." "I won't," I whispered," | Erin McCarthy | ||
| 7c44a76 | Who do you become when you've lost sight of who you are, but the false you isn't one you can pretend to be anymore? | Erin McCarthy | ||
| 52e3c1e | Heath was me. And I was Heath. It was the way it had always been. | Erin McCarthy | ||
| aded35c | kind of like him faithful and into girls, specifically me." Aubrey and I had been friends first, paired together in a bio lab as freshmen, and through her, I had met Ethan. It had started out between us as a quiet friendship but had grown into something" | Erin McCarthy | ||
| 782d520 | Okay, so maybe she had entertained the idea once--or nine hundred times--of cupping his backside and giving a nice, hard little squeeze, but she would never act on it. Probably. She was pretty sure. But definitely, if she did, she would it. Savor it. Make it count. | Erin McCarthy | ||
| fffb8e8 | It's like strapping toothpicks onto a newborn colt and telling him to walk. Wearing heels is a sport and I don't want to play. | Erin McCarthy | ||
| 35c31f3 | He did get a lot of pictures like that. Or ones where women were mostly naked, but looked surprised by the fact. | Erin McCarthy | ||
| cf07fdd | I feel like you hate your life more than you could ever love me. And I was stupid to think otherwise. I guess it's true what they say--love makes you stupid. Even a girl like me. | quotes | Erin McCarthy | |
| 70305d5 | But then, after all, we are all alike, for we are all derived from the monkey. | Albert Einstein | ||
| 16e155a | To take those fools in clerical garb seriously is to show them too much honor. | Albert Einstein | ||
| cdfeae0 | I've practiced a lot of different sports. I stopped counting after 15. | Albert II, Prince of Monaco | ||
| 546d746 | nessuna creatura puo imparare cio che il suo cuore non e predisposto ad imparare | Cormac McCarthy | ||
| 3106828 | Suriname is a country where rules apply and order prevails. | Albert Jubithana | ||
| 9ee3d93 | A learned man, Emile Durkheim, | Albert K. Cohen | ||
| 7dcc208 | Non voglio fare nessuna promessa, disse. E cosi che si finisce per farsi male | Cormac McCarthy |