Habit is the enormous flywheel of society its most precious conservative agent. There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision. Full half the time of such a man goes to the deciding or regretting of matters which ought to be so ingrained in him as practically not to exist for his consciousness at all (William James)
The texture of her skin was phantom silk, not human., not blood-warm, but dizzyingly hot anyway (Erin Kellison, Shadow Touched)
Home was a refuge for me, a place I could truly relax (Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes)
Natural ability and educational advantages do not figure as factors in this matter of prayer but a capacity for faith the power of a thorough consecration the ability of self-littleness an absolute losing of one’s self in God’s glory and an ever present and insatiable yearning and seeking after all the fullness of God (E. M. Bounds)
Then what are you? An electronic Hannibal Lector? You can’t eat my liver with fava beans through a modem, you know (Dean Koontz, Demon Seed)
Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaSupporter: Someone who will say anything. (Idries Shah, Caravan of Dreams)
How am I making you feel?”She considered the answer. “Like all my nerve endings are on fire. Like I want more, but I don’t exactly know how to ask for what I want.” She swallowed. “Or maybe I do. (Rebecca York, Betrayed)
All people are brave when their power is rising. (Abū Muslim)
Leaders let go of what they can’t control. It’s a matter of knowing the power of the muscles and bones in your neck so you can go for what it can carry – Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders’ Ladder.
However, the real beauty is not in the words themselves, but in the listener that has the power to understand them. (Luis Marques)