"The person who is living by grace sees this vast contrast between his own sins against God and the offenses of others against him. He forgives others because he himself has been so graciously forgiven. He realizes that, by receiving Godâ€™s forgiveness through Christ, he has forfeited the right to be offended when others hurt him."

-- Jerry Bridges

#Hurt Quotes #Grace Quotes #Forgiving Quotes

“On the day long after childhood when I suddenly heard of his death, the sky grew dark above my head. I was walking on a Southern highway, and a friend driving in a pony carriage passed me, stopped and said, "Have you heard that Charles Dickens is dead?" It was as if I had been robbed of one of my dearest friends.”
“I don't want to take all the time. I just want to do what you wrote and let me go from there. I don't want to miss something. You know, I'm not really a writer per se, but I can write. But I can't put a script together like they can.”

Source : "Jackée Harry on 227, Ladybugs, and why she wants to be the next Maggie Smith". Interview with Marah Eakin, tv.avclub.com. February 26, 2016.
“I believe in freedom of speech, but I believe we should also have the right to comment on freedom of speech.”
“You can't be blocked if you just keep on writing words. Any words. People who get 'blocked' make the mistake of thinking they have to write good words.”

Source : Martha Grimes (2004). “Foul Matter”, p.51, Penguin
“And remember this most of all: when it is darkest, that is when you can see the stars most clearly.”

Source : Kathleen McGowan (2010). “The Poet Prince”, p.141, Simon and Schuster
“It's stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition.”
“I think the fact that Napster is stealing recorded music is something that we have to stop. It's taking money out of my kid's mouth. That's the way I look at it. It's wrong. It's inherently wrong. It's stealing.”

Source : "Does Napster Allow Theft on a Grand Scale or Just Innocent Swapping?". "Crossfire" with Tucker Carlson, www.cnn.com. February 12, 2001.
“Some are born weird, some achieve it, others have weirdness thrust upon them.”

Source : Dick Francis (2004). “To the Hilt”, p.3, Penguin

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