"To the Chasmites, truth is determined by how well it fits their expectations, and doesn't that sound familiar? ... They have consistently refused to have a god contest, and I fear they will have to encounter the godlet rather forcibly before they believe there is anything there at all."

--

Source : "The Visitor". Book by Sheri S. Tepper, 2002.

Sheri S. Tepper

#Believe Quotes #Expectations Quotes #Sound Quotes

“If Americans want to live the American dream, they should go to Denmark.”

Source : "TED Global 2011: Forget Glastonbury, this is Nerdstock" by Carole Cadwalladr, www.theguardian.com. July 13, 2011.
“There is an attitude that we should be able to have everything. No, you shouldn't be able to have anything. I'd like a helicopter, but I can't afford a helicopter, so I don't buy one. People are buying stuff they can't afford on credit. I bought my Ford hybrid with cash.”
“I must first have the sense of God's possession of me before I can have the sense of His presence with me.”
“I smile like a flower not only with my lipsÂ but with my whole being.”
“The realisation that our small planet is only one of many worlds gives mankind the perspective it needs to realise sooner that our own world belongs to all its creatures.”
“Both the brightness and the spectrum of the X-rays are very different from what theory predicts.”
“Bolkenstein, a Minister, was speaking on the Dutch programme from London, and he said that they ought to make a collection of diaries and letters after the war. Of course, they all made a rush at my diary immediately. Just imagine how interesting it would be if I were to publish a romance of the "Secret Annexe." The title alone would be enough to make people think it was a detective story.”
“Love would never leave us alone”

You may also like: