"I seem to have three categories of readers. The first is nonbelievers who are glad that I am reading the Bible so they don't have to bother. The second group, which is quite large, is very Biblically literate Jews. And the third, which is also very large, is Christians, most of them evangelical. The evangelical readers and the Jewish readers have generally been very encouraging, because they appreciate someone taking the book they love so seriously, and actually reading it and grappling with it."

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Source : "Biblically Speaking". The Washington Post Live Q&As, www.slate.com. March 4, 2009.

David Plotz

#Christian Quotes #Book Quotes #Reading Quotes

“I'm not consciously avoiding doing a lot of period drama, but I don't really seek it out either.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If you're laughing, you're healing.”
“Follow our hearts. Live our dreams. Tell the truth.”
“I am big supporter of the idea of a global anti-corruption movement - but one that begins by recognizing that the architecture of corruption is different in different countries. The corruption we suffer is not the same as the corruption that debilitates Africa. But it is both corruption, and both need to be eliminated if the faith in democracy is not going to be destroyed.”
“We were really sick of silver ...”
“The human mind is a dramatic structure in itself and our society is absolutely saturated with drama”
“Growth is transcending yourself, your habitual self, which is none other than ego.”
“I have a few methods that I use. One of them that kind of works but is a bit a boring is that I lock myself in the studio and I have four hours to work and come up with stuff. If nothing's sticking in four hours, then I can stop.”

Source : "The Self-Aware Solo Artist". Interview with Emily McDermott, www.interviewmagazine.com. December 15, 2015.

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