"We know something of the history of the spread of Christianity, but much passed from recorded memory and much was transmitted by tradition whose accuracy has been repeatedly questioned."

“Never trust a shiny surface. They hide a multitude of flaws.”

Source : Melissa de la Cruz (2010). “Masquerade: Number 2 in series”, p.190, Hachette UK

“Social responsibility becomes an aspect not of Christian mission only, but also of Christian conversion. It is impossible to be truly converted to God without being thereby converted to our neighbor.”

“Do you know what a Palmist once said to me? She said: will you let go!”

Source : "Sir Henry at Rawlinson End". Comedy recording by Vivian Stanshall, 1978.

“It's Russell Montgomery the Third, actually," said Rusty, still grinning. "But I'd be obliged if you keep that bit of information to yourself." "I don't imagine any of us cares enough to remember," Jared said.”

“We don't have to feel negative about weeds. They're a part of life. We need to see them, acknowledge them, focus on the solution, and immediately do whatever it takes to eliminate their influence from our lives.”

“You can't kill it with goodbye; It always finds a place to hide inside your heart for your whole life. Love is never-ending.”

Source : Song: Love Is Never-ending, Album: Time Well Wasted, 2005

“You can do anything you put your mind to. I don't care what situation you're in.”

“Sometimes I read the same books over and over and over. What's great about books is that the stuff inside doesn't change. People say you can't judge a book by its cover but that's not true because it says right on the cover what's inside. And no matter how many times you read that book the words and pictures don't change. You can open and close books a million times and they stay the same. They look the same. They say the same words. The charts and pictures are the same colors. Books are not like people. Books are safe.”

Source : Kathryn Erskine (2010). “Mockingbird”, p.21, Penguin