"By this you may see who are the rude and barbarous Indians: For verily there is no savage nation under the cope of Heaven, that is more absurdly barbarous than the Christian World. They that go naked and drink water and live upon roots are like Adam, or Angels in comparison of us."

-- Thomas Traherne

#Christian Quotes #Angel Quotes #Roots Quotes

“[She] lost her patience, a thing she was all too prone to misplacing.”

Source : Gail Carriger (2011). “Heartless: Book 4 of The Parasol Protectorate”, p.27, Hachette UK
“But then, that was the problem with pretty toy stitches. When real life got hold of them, they always tore out.”
“There are savages without God in any proper sense of the word, but none without ghosts.”
“Gentlemen, you may soon have the alternative to live as slaves or die as free men”
“I would love to be able to serve in office in some capacity with Romney as president.”

Source : "Talent Positioning for Rematch Against McCaskill" by Erin McPike, www.realclearpolitics.com. November 11, 2010.
“No one is born with skill. It is developed through exercise, through repetition, through a blend of learning and reflection that's both painstaking and rewarding. And it takes time.”

Source : Twyla Tharp, Mark Reiter (2003). “The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life”, Simon and Schuster
“There are no pat answers - we're pushing through some new frontiers, and lessons of the past don't always apply.”
“A word is elegy to what it signifies.”

Source : "Meditation at Lagunitas" l. 11 (1979)

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