About two-thirds of Americans believe that the Bible “answers all or most of the basic questions of life”—and 28 percent of them admit that they rarely or never read it! – Timothy Beal, The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book
Books aren’t just booksthey’re a completely different worldin the palm of your hands – Charlotte
What’s writ is what’s read, yet the meaning is gone, since context is what gives each quote its own home (Will Advise)
Hannah Rose Brown was not quite 13 years old when she discovered her family was cursed. THE PUZZLE RING – Kate Forsyth, The Puzzle Ring
If we do not change our negative habits toward climate change, we can count on worldwide disruptions in food production, resulting in mass migration, refugee crises and increased conflict over scarce natural resources like water and farm land. This is a recipe for major security problems (Michael Franti)
I can do it, yes I can.” from “You can do it, yes you can.” Think Tank Ink for Scriptwriters (Lena “Think Tank Ink” Banks)
Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom (Nelson Mandela)
I offered my most enticing smile, the one I’d been perfecting for years. Sincere and encouraging, it brimmed with counterfeit confidence. My smile had earned me forgiveness when I deserved none, a seat in first class though I’d only paid for coach. (Tara Leigh, Penthouse Player)
All these men recognized what they themselves valued, and lived according to these values regardless of their relationship to the values of their community. Each lived according to what brought them happiness and peace rather than commonplace prescriptions of the multitudes. (Chris Matakas, My Mastery: Continued Education Through Jiu Jitsu)
Play out the game act well your part and if the gods have blundered we will not. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)