In my own life, when I was most inspired by a teacher, it always involved a real dialogue, a looseness and a real caring and compassion. It was not without rigor, not without discipline, not without standards, but all that was done out of love. (Michael Goldenberg)
The entire idea of sin, is based on books of the dead people. It is a sociological invention founded on textual fanaticism (Abhijit Naskar, In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience)
To live in a world where men do not love, where they cheat and are callous, is to sink into a preoccupation with death, and to see the futility of anything except virtue (John Howard Griffin)
He’d been going out with his right hand for so long they were practically common law spouses (Avery Flynn, Bang)
Making others happy, through kindness of speech and sincerity of right advice, is a sign of true greatness. To hurt another soul by sarcastic words, looks, or suggestions, is despicable (Paramahansa Yogananda, Where There is Light: Insight and Inspiration for Meeting Life’s Challenges)
The heterosexual emotions of young children can find a natural, wholesome and innocent outlet with other children; in this form they are a part of play, and like all play, they afford a preparation for adult activities (Bertrand Russell, Marriage and Morals)
Terror and pleasure are linked in us. We are a baldly miswired species, Martie. Terror delights us, both the experience of terror and the dealing out of it to others. We are healthier if we admit to this miswiring and do not struggle to be better than our natures allow (Dean Koontz, False Memory)
Each night I lie and dream about the oneWho kissed me and awakened my desireI spent a single hour with him aloneAnd since that hour, my days are layed with fire. (L.J. Smith, Secret Circle Booklet)
Her legs are two rivers, and the delta where they bleed into each other is the well of ecstasy. (J.Y. Tacheva, How We Fall in Love: The Tale Scheherazade Didn’t Tell)
Debate is masculine conversation is feminine. (Louisa May Alcott)