"If the kingdom of God is within us and that is a kingdom of justice, of peace, and of joy then whoever remains with these virtues is certainly in the kingdom of God. By contrast, all who deal in unrighteousness, in discord, and in death-bearing gloom have taken their stand in the kingdom of the devil, in hell and in lifelessness. It is by these tokens that the kingdom of God or of the devil is recognized."

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Source : "Conferences".

John Cassian

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“For a bookworm like Mother, a BrontÃ« novel sister was better than a biological one.”

Source : Eileen Favorite (2007). “The Heroines: A Novel”, p.185, Simon and Schuster
“Ring tones are just irritating, aren't they?”
“You see an artist, a creative person, can accept criticism or can live with the criticism much more easily than with being ignored. Criticism makes you feel alive. If somebody is bothered enough to speak vituperatively about it, you feel you have touched a nerve and you are at least 'in touch.' You are not happy that he doesn't like it, but you feel you are in contact with life.”
“Courtney Love's name should be right next to Bob Dylan when they say best lyricist of all time.”

Source : "Love Wants Her Throne Back On New Album". www.billboard.com. October 20, 2006.
“I think that France has not made it clear enough recently to our German friends how important it is to introduce euro bonds as a tool against speculation. And how the necessary budget discipline needs to be accompanied by growth.”
“I had seen how in an instant, those you called friends could suddenly become tormentors, sniffing out a weakness or a difference, turning their own fear of ostracism into a weapon with which they could beat the victim away, afraid that being an outsider, and individual even, was somehow infectious.”

Source : Meera Syal (1996). “Anita and Me”, Indus
“An infinity of passion can be contained in one minute, like a crowd in a small space.”
“We read critics for the perceptions, for what they tell us that we didn't fully grasp when we saw the work. The judgments we can usually make for ourselves.”

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