"Well, when I am fifty-three or so I would like to write a novel as good as Persuasion but with a modern setting, of course. For the next thirty years or so I shall be collecting material for it. If anyone asks me what I work at, I shall say, 'Collecting material'. No one can object to that."

-- Stella Gibbons

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“God, the very creative power at the center of the universe, is loving and caring like a truly devoted parent. This love is not one aspect of Godâ€¦.but the very organizing reality at the heart of things. God is love.”
“It was entirely silent and I tried to breathe its peace.”

Source : Sebastian Faulks (2007). “Engleby: A Novel”, Doubleday Books
“I've had a lot of luck. If I didn't I'd be washing bottles in Russia.”
“For me, faith means that what is right will win out one day. It means that the universe is not aimless but moves by some positive design.”

Source : Sarah Ferguson (2010). “What I Know Now: Simple Lessons Learned the Hard Way”, p.55, Simon and Schuster
“I have come to accept that I'm a very spiritual person. However, it's interesting because part of me shies away from admitting that because I think that comes with assumptions. I think, when I was younger, I used to make judgments about people who were super spiritual. And I think it's a very personal subject.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“Orchestras seem content to be museums now, even as they wring their hands about dropping subscription sales and graying listeners.”
“We will win the battle for Africa, which is in effect a battle for Humanity.”
“Have you got any soul?" a woman asks the next afternoon. That depends, I feel like saying; some days yes, some days no. A few days ago I was right out; now I've got loads, too much, more than I can handle. I wish I could spread it a bit more evenly, I want to tell her, get a better balance, but I can't seem to get it sorted. I can see she wouldn't be interested in my internal stock control problems though, so I simply point to where I keep the soul I have, right by the exit, just next to the blues.”

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