"I was a novelist first. But in the mid-'80s, I did work in television for ten years. And yes, that was frequently the reaction to my scripts. People would say, 'You know, George, this is great. We love it, a terrific script, but it would cost five times our budget to shoot this.'"

-- George R. R. Martin

#Years Quotes #People Quotes #Novelists Quotes

“The end of all things is at hand; that Satan's kingdom will be destroyed, and Satan chained down for a thousand years, and Christ's kingdom established upon earth.”

Source : Joanna Southcott (1810). “The prophecies of Joanna Southcott, relating to the dreadful judgments that will fall on this nation in the present year, 1810. Selected and animadverted on by R. Hann”, p.11
“Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.”
“I can't bear the silent ringing in my skull.”
“If it has tires or testicles, you're going to have trouble with it.”
“Dorothy Day, of blessed memory, did not like to be called (as she often was, for good reason) a saint, because it usually meant that she was not being taken seriously. She heard it as an accusation â€” a device ostensibly distinguishing her from ordinary people so as to simultaneously discount her words and deeds while exempting others from moral responsibility to speak and act.”

Source : William Stringfellow (2005). “A Simplicity of Faith: My Experience in Mourning”, p.134, Wipf and Stock Publishers
“In America you need a bodyguard to go out.”
“Gambling is a catalyst for economic downturn”
“The way we behave toward people indicates what we really believe about God.”

Source : Warren W. Wiersbe (2010). “Be Mature (James): Growing Up in Christ”, p.71, David C Cook

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