"In the realm of evil thoughts none induces to sin as much as do thoughts that concern the pleasure of the flesh."

-- Thomas Aquinas

#Evil Quotes #Catholic Quotes #Flesh Quotes

“In his wolf-skin he was as strong as any of them, but he was a gentle person in many ways. He'd feel so bad about failing he'd probably step aside for someone else without a fight.”

Source : Annette Curtis Klause (2007). “Blood and Chocolate”, p.112, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
“Even Colin Powell who was everywhere before he became secretary of state, just stopped going out. I think part of it was he didn't want to be viewed suspiciously by the other people in the White House who rarely go anywhere.”
“In Islamic theology, the phallic symbol is very important. Your biggest phallic symbol is New York City and your tallest building will be the phallic symbol they will hit.”
“One who never asks either knows everything or nothing.”
“The Internet's been so great, and it's so nice to have fans do nice, elaborate websites, but I think the down side is some of the things... for real fans to go on and see that 90 percent of the information isn't true or to see pictures that aren't really me, or for them to be able to sell these things, that's one of the down sides, I think.”
“Money buys everything, even true love.”

Source : "Flor de Obsessão: as 1000 melhores frases de Nelson Rodrigues" by Companhia das Letras, 1992.
“In those days I had various strong inclinations, for wine, gambling and cockfighting, and the society of gypsies, together with a passion for theological discussion which I had inherited from my father himself-all of which my father thought I had better rid myself of before I married.”
“I keep the drafts of each poem in color-coded folders. I pick up the folders according to how I feel about that color that day.”

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