Quotes of: The-only-thing Keyword

Roman Catholicism is a broken and utterly desperate thing, capable only of malignant mischief in our awakening world.

Crux Ansata: An Indictment of the Roman Catholic Church

The only good thing about having your back to the wall is that it makes it really easy to choose which way you're going to go.

Cold Days

Only those who are truly aware of their sin can truly cherish grace.

The Cross-Centered Life: Keeping the Gospel the Main Thing

It pleased him to see that things, and not only people, suffered the wear and tear of age. [53 yr old Inspector Bordelli's view]

Death in August

But the things about people, Kell had discovered, is that they didn't want to know. They thought they did, but knowing only made them miserable.

A Darker Shade of Magic

Bullying is a horrible thing. It sticks with you forever. It poisons you. But only if you let it.

Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories

The Hebrews have no name for Him, the Moslems have a hundred. Both suggest the same thing, that there are concepts as well as emotions that can be communicated only allegorically.

A Dictionary of Thought

In both marriage and war you must cut up the things people say like a cake and eat only what you can stomach.

Deathless

The only thing which really seemed to pay off in life, if you went by Mary Pedersen's example, was sleeping with your superiors.

Everyday Psychopaths

Orpheus said the mind is a slide ruler. It can fit around anything. Show me your body, he said. It only means one thing.

Eurydice

The things you own end up owning you. It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything.

Fight Club

Anger is a valid emotion. It's only bad when it takes control and makes you do things you don't want to do.

Fallout

I would like to remind you, though, that the only things in your life that are irreplaceable are sitting in this room with you.

Fall from India Place

... the only thing that makes life worthwhile is loving orher people and being loved by them. - Pia Obrian

Finding Perfect

Ghosts are the only ones who never have to feel scared. Because the worst thing in the world has already happened to them.

Ghost of a Chance

Everybody was dying, or already dead, or leaving other people, and the year was dying into winter, and the only thing to do was make some noise.

Good to a Fault

... from our vantage point it is now clear that the only thing the population had to fear was fear itself.

Genesis

The silence is the worst part of any fight, because it's made up of all the things we wish we could say, if only we had the guts.

Gray

Only that once again they broke the Love Laws. That lay down who should be loved. And how. And how much.

The God of Small Things

A tree forms itself in answer to its place and the light. Explain it how you will, the only thing explainable will be your explanation.” Sabbaths 1999 IV

Given

The only thing that can hurt me now is the thought of never knowing this feeling again. To never be able to touch you this way again...

His Stolen Bride