"Christianity happens when men and women accept with unwavering trust that their sins have been not only forgiven, but forgotten, washed away in the blood of the Lamb. Thus, my friend archbishop Joe Reia says, "A sad Christian is a phony Christian, and a guilty Christian is no Christian at all."

-- Brennan Manning

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“Desire is poison at lunch and wormwood at dinner; your bed is a stone, friendship is hateful and your fancy is always fixed on one thing.”
“Certainly amongst all devotions, after that of receiving the sacraments, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament holds first place, is most pleasing to God, and most useful to ourselves. Do not then, O devout soul, refuse to begin this devotion; and forsaking the conversation of men, dwell each day, from this time forward, for at least half or quarter of an hour, in some church, in the presence of Jesus Christ under the sacramental species. Taste and see how sweet is the Lord.”
“The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o' the morn.”
“Bouldering is like masturbation: not as good as the real thing but you don't need to worry about your protection.”
“I'm like a good cheese. I'm just getting mouldy enough to be interesting.”

Source : "Saint Paul". Interview with John Aldridge, The Guardian, April 10, 2005.
“You should never ask anyone for anything. Never- and especially from those who are more powerful than yourself.”

Source : Mikhail Bulgakov (1967). “The master and Margarita [by] Mikhail Bulgakov”
“I had wanted to be a dancer when I was younger. But at some point I figured out I was a better singer.”
“I'm also married for the first time, and I have two kids. So there's some kind of good karma right now.”

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