"Woe unto thee if after all thy profession thou shouldst be found under the power of ignorance, lost in formality, drowned in earthly-mindedness, envenomed with malice, exalted in an opinion of thine own righteousness, leavened with hypocrisy and carnal ends in God's service."

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Source : Joseph Alleine (1824). “An Alarm to Unconverted Sinners”, p.170

Joseph Alleine

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“But with woodworking, it's really sort of gratifying to be able to have an actual piece to touch, and then step back and be able to share it.”

Source : "Luke Kirby’s Character Curveball". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 16, 2012.
“My paintings and sculptures, at first glance, may appear to be purely aesthetic; closer up, they are not. They hold a feeling of tentativeness, combined with a sense of arrival.”
“In my books, I never portray violence as a reasonable solution to a problem. If the lead characters in the story are driven to it, it's at the extreme end of their experience.”
“If you want to be treated like adults then start acting like them.”
“If you drink like a fish, don't drive: swim.”
“To be perfectly honest, it isn't fair that people have used my personality, and the sacrifices I make because I want to, as an indication that I want to be in a political office.”
“Cooking is like making love, you do it well, or you do not do it at all.”
“At first it's pretty cool: the limitless fruit of knowledge hanging low in your path. Then you realize it's the only thing to eat around here.”

Source : Rajiv Joseph (2010). “Gruesome Playground Injuries; Animals Out of Paper; Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo: Three Plays”, p.155, Soft Skull Press

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