I like 'em big. And stupid. Don't tell my husband.
The cross is not only imposed upon the saints as their burden, but bequeathed unto them as their legacy. It is given unto them as an honor and privilege.
The reason why we obtain no more in prayer is because we expect no more. God usually answers us according to our own hearts.
Sin is the insurrection and rebellion of the heart against God; it turns from Him, and turns against Him; it takes up arms against God.
He who knows what it is to enjoy God will dread His loss; he who has seen His face will fear to see His back.
To sanctify God is to reverence Him in our hearts, and to represent Him in the glory of His holiness before men.
There may be some tenderness in the conscience and yet the will be a very stone; and as long as the will stands out, there is no broken heart.
I was born out of classical music.
Children's books aren't textbooks. Their primary purpose isn't supposed to be "Pick this up and it will teach you this. " It's not how literature should be. You probably do learn something from every book you pick up, but it might be simply how to laugh.
Otrera stayed dead the second time," Kinzie said, batting her eyes. "We have to thank you for that. If you ever need a new girlfriend. . . well, I think you'd look great in an iron collar and an orange jumpsuit. " Percy couldn't tell if she was kidding or not. He politely thanked her and changed seats.
One of the proud joys of the man of letters --if that man of letters is an artist is to feel within himself the power to immortalize at will anything he chooses to immortalize. Insignificant though he may be, he is conscious of possessing a creative divinity. God creates lives; the man of imagination creates fictional lives which may make a profound and as it were more living impression on the world's memory.