"The terrible thing, the almost impossible thing, is to hand over your whole self--all your wishes and precautions--to Christ. But it is far easier than what we are all trying to do instead. For what we are trying to do is to remain what we call "ourselves," to keep personal happiness as our great aim in life, and yet at the same time be "good."

-- C. S. Lewis

#Self Quotes #Hands Quotes #Wish Quotes

“No one for a moment can pretend that printing is so great a discovery as writing, or algebra as a language.”
“Man, my girl is one tough chick when she wants to be. I wonder if it has something to do with those big, comfy granny panties sheâ€™s got on.”
“No hero is mortal till he dies.”
“Yet still we hug the dear deceit.”

Source : Nathaniel Cotton (1791). “Various Pieces in Verse and Prose: Many of which Were Never Before Published”, p.166
“Greg Kaidanov tried to get me to view his behavior as part of what makes him great - if he wouldn't get so upset about losing, he'd never maintain the level that he has. I see his point, but somehow I can't accept the idea that these sorts of verbal assaults on people are justified, no matter what their end goal is.”
“It is strange how sad it can be - sunlight in the afternoon, don't you think?”
“A girl's got to be fun. It's the one bit of advice I always give to friends of mine who are thinking of getting married.”
“Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have Immortal longings in me.”

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