"Jean was visited by one of her rare moments of happiness, one of those moments when the goodness of God was so real to her that it was like taste and scent; the rough strong taste of honey in the comb and the scent of water. Her thoughts of God had a homeliness that at times seemed shocking, in spite of their power, which could rescue her from terror or evil with an ease that astonished her."

-- Elizabeth Goudge

#Strong Quotes #Real Quotes #Evil Quotes

“Where thereâ€™s a will, thereâ€™s a way.”
“It is not unlikely, too, that the rejection of God is a kind of punishment: we may well believe that those who knew the Gods and neglected them in one life may in another life be deprived of the knowledge of them altogether. Also those who have worshipped their own kings as gods have deserved as their punishment to lose all knowledge of God.”
“Men like to pursue an elusive woman like a cake of wet soap - even men who hate baths.”
“I was always interested in making clothing that is worn by people in the real world.”
“You know what I mean. And by the way, you should slow down.â€ I sighed. â€œYouâ€™re kidding me. This is coasting. This is little old lady speed.â€ â€œNASCAR drivers would have heart attacks. Slow down before we get a ticket.â€ â€œChicken.”
“I usually use quick sketches that I accumulated from the figure drawing classes I once instructed.”
“You can't be a full participant in our democracy if you don't know our history.”
“My biggest problem will be lack of match toughness but I am a positive, optimistic person.”

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