"[Samuel] Johnson's conversation was by much too strong for a person accustomed to obsequiousness and flattery; it was mustard in a young child's mouth!"

-- Hester Lynch Piozzi

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“Your success as a writer will probably not depend on how well you write so much as in how you handle rejections.”

Source : Gilbert Morris (1994). “How to write (and sell) a Christian novel: proven and practical advice from a best-selling author”
“Butchery is not the point of vampirism. Sex - domination and submission - is.”
“The man who meditates is a depraved animal.”
“Action will delineate and define you.”
“Fervent prayers produce phenomenal results.”
“In short, it may be said that on paper the obligations to settle international disputes peacefully are now so comprehensive and far-reaching that it is almost impossible for a state to resort to war without violating one or more solemn treaty obligations.”
“Users of clichés frequently have more sinister intentions beyond laziness and conventional thinking. Relabelling events often entails subtle changes of meaning. War produces many euphemisms, downplaying or giving verbal respectability to savagery and slaughter.”
“Women should be women and not babies that need petting and correction all the time. I know we like to be appreciated but if we do not get all the appreciation which we think is our due, what matters? We know the Lord has laid high responsibility upon us, and there is not a wish or desire that the Lord has implanted in our hearts in righteousness but will be realized, and the greatest good we can do to ourselves and each other is to refine and cultivate ourselves in everything that is good and ennobling to qualify us for those responsibilities.”

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