"Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness."

-- Martin Luther

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“There have been times when only a hair's-breadth has intervened betwixt myself and the seething devil-ridden world of madness; for the hideous knowledge, the horror- blackened memories which I have carried so long, were never meant to be borne by the human intellect.”
“I live half the year in Nigeria, the other half in the U.S. But home is Nigeria - it always will be. I consider myself a Nigerian who is comfortable in the world. I look at it through Nigerian eyes.”
“I feel I'm an actress who sings a bit.”
“Le silence est la plus grande perseÂ cution: jamais les saints ne se sont tus. Silence is the greatest of all persecutions: no saint was ever silent.”
“Style has no formula, but it has a secret key. It is the extension of your personality.”
“I have always been a very passionate player and person. I often wear my emotions on my sleeve, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. I hope that my teammates always respect that of me, as I trust they know my commitment to winning.?”
“Heaven has fashioned a knife of irony to stab me with.”

Source : Rachel Hartman (2012). “Seraphina”, p.104, Random House
“Art is not difficult because it wishes to be difficult, but because it wishes to be art.”

Source : "A brief survey of the short story part 16: Donald Barthelme" by Chris Power, www.theguardian.com. April 1, 2009.

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