"Only at the cross of Christ does man see fully what it is that separates him from God; yet it is here alone that he perceives that he is no longer separated from God. Nowehere else does the inviolable holiness of God, the impossibility of overlooking the guilt of man stand out more plainly; but nowhere else does the limitless mercy of God, which utterly transcends all human standards, stand out more clearly and plainly."

-- Emil Brunner

#Men Quotes #Guilt Quotes #Doe Quotes

“Acting in anger and hatred throughout my life, I frequently precipitated what I feared most, the loss of friendships and the need to rely upon the very people I'd abused.”
“And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.”
“Don't be afraid to be different.”
“Secrets could never be rushed. They had to come of their own accord, on their own schedule. That way ,when they came , the offered themselves as a gift.”

Source : Donna Jo Napoli (2012). “Bound”, p.15, Simon and Schuster
“Blacks are six times more likely than whites to be victims of homicides.”
“Finish last in your league and they call you idiot. Finish last in medical school and they call you doctor.”
“Every year Swedish society produces a new generation of threatened women who can testify to the lack of legal rights and the lukewarm interest shown by the police and other authorities.”
“As I experienced life on the island, without electricity, plumbing or telephone, I thought it was important to show that people can live as I did without dying or falling apart. I wanted people to understand that we don't need everything that our culture tells us we have to have to be satisfied.”

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