"The world is incomprehensible. We won't ever understand it; we won't ever unravel its secrets. Thus we must treat the world as it is: a sheer mystery."

-- Carlos Castaneda

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“The saved sinner is prostrate in adoration, lost in wonder and praise. He knows repentance is not what we do in order to earn forgiveness; it is what we do because we have been forgiven. It serves as an expression of gratitude rather than an effort to earn forgiveness. Thus the sequence of forgiveness and then repentance, rather than repentance and then forgiveness, is crucial for understanding the gospel of grace.”
“Christy Barritt's novel, Hazardous Duty, is a delightful read from beginning to end. The story's fresh, engaging heroine with an unusual occupation hooked me, and I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend Hazardous Duty.”
“A personâ€™s life story is equal to what they have plus what they want most in the world, minus what theyâ€™re actually willing to sacrifice for it.”
“Those who fought know a secret about themselves, and it is not very nice.”

Source : Paul Fussell (1982). “The Boy Scout Handbook and Other Observations”, Oxford University Press, USA
“Our first duty is not to be poor.”
“Prayer is the soul's sincere desire. Your desire is your prayer. It comes out of your deepest needs and it reveals the things you want in life.”

Source : James Montgomery, Robert Carruthers (1858). “The Poetical Works of James Montgomery: With a Memoir”
“I always have trouble with titles for my books. I usually have no title until the editor has to present the book and calls me frantically, 'Judy, we need a title.”
“Japan offers as much novelty perhaps as an excursion to another planet.”

Source : Isabella Lucy Bird (2010). “Unbeaten Tracks in Japan: Volume 1: An Account of Travels in the Interior, Including Visits to the Aborigines of Yezo and the Shrines of Nikkô and Isé”, p.45, Cambridge University Press

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