Herman Melville was as separated from a civilized literature as the lost Atlantis was said to have been from the great peoples of the earth.
The pinecone is a fearsome tool of destruction! -Bacchus
Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.
The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation," she said. "Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom… that is very hard indeed.
Egyptians believe in the power of the sunrise. They believe each morning begins not just a new day, but a new world.
It's always hard to wrap up a series. The longer I spend with the characters, the more they become like friends.
Just because you don't see me doesn't mean I wasn't there
The prevailing idea seems to be, that I come to God and ask Him for something that I want, and that I expect Him to give me that which I have asked. But this is a most dishonouring and degrading conception. The popular belief reduces God to a servant, our servant: doing our bidding, performing our pleasure, granting our desires. No, prayer is a coming to God, telling Him my need, committing my way unto the Lord, and leaving Him to deal with it as seemeth Him best.
To be of mixed blood is a great gift for a writer. I have one foot on tribal lands and one foot in middle-class life.
Love isn't a decision. It's a feeling. If we could decide who we loved,it would be much simpler, but much less magical
If satan can keep you in the sense realm, he will destroy you - but if you keep him in the faith realm, you'll put him under your feet.