Quotes
Authors
Christopher J. H. Wright

"As Paul says, even though we as human beings know God, we refuse to acknowledge him. That's what Peter did. He refused even to "know" Jesus! Peter's failure reflects all our failure. It forces us to face the reality about ourselves. But the point of the story is that Jesus foretold this - he knew it was coming. And Jesus forgave Peter, when Peter confessed his love for Jesus. So the story illustrates both the horrible nature of sin, and the amazing reality of grace. That's essential to the whole meaning of the gospel."

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Christopher J. H. Wright

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“The future looks extremely bright indeed, with lots of possibilities ahead -- big possibilities. Like the song says, We've just begun.”
“Science affects the average man and woman in two ways already. He or she benefits by its application driving a motor-car or omnibus instead of a horse-drawn vehicle, being treated for disease by a doctor or surgeon rather than a witch, and being killed with an automatic pistol or shell in place of a dagger or a battle-axe.”
“You took a bath without me?" I smiled to myself at the accusation in his voice.”
“No matter how close we are to another person, few human relationships are as free from strife, disagreement, and frustration as is the relationship you have with a good dog. Few human beings give of themselves to another as a dog gives of itself. I also suspect that we cherish dogs because their unblemished souls make us wish - consciously or unconsciously - that we were as innocent as they are, and make us yearn for a place where innocence is universal and where the meanness, the betrayals, and the cruelties of this world are unknown.”
“Left to themselves, people will elaborate, not simplify solutions.”
“Theres so many other things to write about than unrequited love.”
“We have to think bigger as writers. We have to try and change the world.”

Source : "The making of Larry Kramer's Americans" by David Leavitt, www.newyorker.com. May 19, 2015.
“So why am I depressed? That's the million-dollar question, baby, the Tootsie Roll question; not even the owl knows the answer to that one. I don't know either. All I know is the chronology.”

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