"Church reminded me very much of going to shul. It was a bunch of men wearing long robes, speaking in a language I didn't understand."

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Amy-Jill Levine

#Men Quotes #Long Quotes #Church Quotes

“The fear of Hell is a very powerful motivation.”
“When you love someone, it doesn't really matter if they love you back or not. Having love in your heart for someone is its own reward. or punishment, depending on the circumstances.”

Source : Lisa Unger (2010). “Four Thrillers by Lisa Unger: Beautiful Lies, Sliver of Truth, Black Out, Die for You”, p.68, Crown
“All socio-political phenomena in the U.K. come laden with the baggage of a class-based theory or two attached to them. In the case of gay Tories, there is one particularly silly variant of the category, which asserts that gayness is bred in public schools and thus fits with Conservatism like hand in glove.”
“I love vampire stories. That's why I did the movie. Women especially were taken with that movie-even more so when it came out on video.”
“The gift of the Holy Ghost is a gift of power. The Holy Ghost inspires and heals, guides and warns, enhances our natural capacities, inspires charity and humility, makes us smarter than we are, strengthens us during trials, testifies of the Father and the Son, and shows us "all things" that we should do. He helps us do more and become more than we could ever do or become on our own.”
“But on paper, things can live forever. On paper, a butterfly never dies.”

Source : Jacqueline Woodson (2014). “Brown Girl Dreaming”, p.215, Penguin
“With the fall of the empire, Art, Philosophy and decent drains all vanished from the West.”

Source : Bryan Ward-Perkins (2006). “The Fall of Rome: And the End of Civilization”, p.13, OUP Oxford
“Whatever circumstance it is, if you always do your best, then you can't beat yourself up, basically.”

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