"And, in fact, this is the tale that I would love to write: history is such a romantic place, with its jarveys and urchins and side-buttoned boots. If it would just stay still, I think, and settle down. If it would just stop sliding around in my head."

-- Anne Enright

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Boots Quotes

“For a long time Christianity has sewn its teachings into the fabric of Western culture. That was a good thing â€¦. But the season of sewing is ending. Now is a time for rending, not for the sake of disengaging from culture or retreating from the public square, but so that our salt does not lose its savor.”

Source : "A Time to Rend" by R. R. Reno, www.firstthings.com. November 18, 2014.
“Our modern economy privileges pure profit, momentary transactions and rapid fluidity. Part of craftâ€™s anchoring role is that it helps to objectify experience and also to slow down labor. It is not about quick transactions or easy victories. That slow tempo of craftwork, of taking the time you need to do something well, is profoundly stabilizing to individuals.”
“The absolute goal of vision for ministry is to glorify God.”

Source : George Barna (2010). “The Power of Vision: Discover and Apply God's Plan for Your Life and Ministry (Large Print 16pt)”, p.36, ReadHowYouWant.com
“My parents listened to music in our house all the time when we were growing up. It was everything from Dolly Parton to Paul Simon... We packed in everything.”
“Everyone says social media is a unicorn, but maybe itâ€™s just a horse?”
“He held to the idea that the Jewish people, so often victims of injustice and persecution, should have a state where they could be independent and free. Think good or ill of Arik Sharon, agree or disagree with him, but that calling - a noble one - was plain and unalloyed.”
“Science is a cemetary of dead ideas.”
“You can't eat [literature], that's the problem," he said. "I've tried, it's very dry, and not at all nutritious.”

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