I am the flail of god. Had you not created great sins, god would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.
Temptation likes best those who think they have a natural immunity, for it may laugh all the harder when they succumb.
When we feel that all eyes are upon on us, it is often difficult to take chances in expressing our individuality.
The goal of our lives should be nothing less that becoming so familiar with the "mind of Christ" that we could write Jesus' speeches.
...which, of course, is how I developed my love for both Kabuki theater and marshmallow Peeps.
The first rule of discovery is to have brains and good luck. The second rule of discovery is to sit tight and wait till you get a bright idea.
Westley stared at him carefully. “Victor…I understand how you must feel but the rules Dracula upheld—” “Were the same very rules that allowed the Dark World to fall,” he finished coldly.
Find answers in your weakness and surprise in your strength and always remember the golden rule every failure has HOPES
We're all blessed and we're all blighted, Chief Inspector," said Finney. "Everyday each of us does our sums. The question is, what do we count?
Irene Finney, like many very elderly people, knew that the world was indeed flat. It had a beginning and an end. And she had come to the edge.
They spoke in semaphore, all punctuation unnecessary. “You?” “Great.” They’d trimmed the language to its essentials. Before long it would just be consonants. Then silence.
…the pain of neuralgia…she knew what they thought. That she was cold. Couldn't feel. But in fact she felt too much. Too deeply.
She taught me that life goes on, and that I had a choice. To lament what I no longer had or be grateful for what remained.
No. It's actually not okay. And I hate when people say that, when they say it's okay even though it's not. It's better to tell the truth.
Second rule of the bush. Never get too close to anything that has offspring. What's the first rule? Food runs. If you don't want to be food, don't run.
When men imagine a female uprising, they imagine a world in which women rule men as men have ruled women.
Most successful people chose the path and did the things in their own way, against all the rules and guidelines, but we are everyday told to follow the rules to be a successful person.
I've wished for things and never really had the chance...It's time to stop dreaming and do something about it. You've got to know what you want, then...go.
You can hold a secret, hold it so far in that it drives nearly every thought and every move you make- your very heartbeat, almost.
You've got to say what you mean and mean what you say...Doubt in your voice is an open door people will shove right through.
Anxious, inexperienced writers obey rules. Rebellious, unschooled writers break rules. Artists master the form.