"The Christian life is not limited to prayer, but requires an ongoing dedication and courage born of prayer."

“The surface of the earth is not simply a stage on which the thousands of present and past inhabitants played their parts in turn. There are much more intimate relations between the earth and the living organisms which populated it, and it may even be demonstrated that the earth was developed because of them.”

“Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.”

“Distress is virtue's opportunity: we only live to teach us how to die.”

Source : Thomas Southerne (1713). “The maid's last prayer: or, Any, rather than fail. The fatal marriage: or, The innocent adultery. Oroonoko. The fate of Capua. [Taken from general t-p; some variations on special t-ps, e.g. Sir Antony Love”, p.295

“The artistry on the show [ Underground] is apparent in each episode. From the riveting writing to the purposeful and precise direction, the masterful work of the DP [Director of Photography] Kevin McKnight and his crew, and the layers and depths each actor goes to to ensure we the audience feel a human connection to these characters led me to sign my name on the dotted line.”

“The American mass media have achieved what American political might could not: World domination.”

“You, my lord, are the ending of all true stories.”

Source : Martine Leavitt (2016). “Keturah and Lord Death”, p.89, Highlights Press

“Chicago is an October sort of city even in spring.”

Source : "Chicago: City on the Make" by Nelson Algren, University of Chicago Press, Ch. 7, 1987.

“I love to personalize things. I love to make things my own. I like to name everything - from cars to iPhones to the socks I just lost.”