"Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know."

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Source : Alberto Manguel (2011). “A Reading Diary”, p.66, Vintage Canada

Alberto Manguel

#Book Quotes #Darkness Quotes #Return Quotes

“The only reason Christ submitted himself to the horrendous experience of bearing the sins of the entire world is because his death provided the only way for reconciliation with God.”

Source : Source: www.biblegateway.com
“I've spent eight years in Congress avoiding moral language. I represent a swing district. I believe profoundly in not challenging the motives of your opponents. But more and more, we're in a world where leaders have to speak up, and speak in strong moral terms.”

Source : Source: www.slate.com
“They said God was on high and he controlled the world and therefore we must pray against Satan. Well, if God controls the world, he controls Satan. For me, religion was full of misstatements and reaches of logic that I just couldn't agree with.”
“I love the Bible. I read it every day. I spend 10 hours a week studying it. It has affected my life in profound ways. I am inspired when I read it.”

Source : "The Bible and Congressman Broun" by Adam Hamilton, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 11, 2012.
“When trees mature, it is fair and moral that they are cut for man's use, as they would soon decay and return to the earth. Trees have a yearning to live again, perhaps to provide the beauty, strength and utility to serve man, even to become an object of great artistic worth.”
“In between effect and cause and just beyond the range of normal sight, this glittering joker was dancing in the dragon's jaws.”
“My work is my work. I take my work seriously but I don't take myself too seriously.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I suppose the thing I most would have liked to have known or been reassured about is that in the world, what counts more than talent, what counts more than energy or concentration or commitment, or anything else - is kindness. And the more in the world that you encounter kindness and cheerfulness - which is its kind of amiable uncle or aunt - the better the world always is. And all the big words: virtue, justice, truth - are dwarfed by the greatness of kindness.”

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