"Guilty she might be. But what human being was not? There were things in her past she needn't be ashamed of, things to be proud of; she wouldn't surrender so meekly to a condemning judgment."

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Source : John Jakes (2012). “The Furies”, p.584, Open Road Media

John Jakes

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“There is a quiet revolution going on in the study of the Bible. At its center is a growing awareness that the Bible is a work of literature and that the methods of literary scholarship are a necessary part of any complete study of the Bible.”

Source : Leland Ryken (1984). “How to Read the Bible as Literature”, p.11, Zondervan
“Happiness consists not in having, but of being, not of possessing, but of enjoying. It is the warm glow of a heart at peace with itself.”
“I never know what's going to happen in a novel. I don't have a plan or an outline.”
“I look at the universe and I know there's an architect.”
“As people talk, text and browse, telecommunication networks are capturing urban flows in real time and crystallizing them as Googles traffic congestion maps.”
“You don't need treatment. The fever, inflammation, coughing, etc., constitute the healing process. Just get out of their way and permit them to complete their work. Don't try to 'aid' nature. She doesn't need your puny aidâ€”she only asks that you cease interfering.”

Source : Herbert M. Shelton (1993). “Getting Well”, p.175, Health Research Books
“I wasn't like other boys. At any rate, I wasn't like my three elder brothers: they excelled at football and they were like other boys, going up to bed each night hugging annuals filled with stories about the glories of Pele and Danny McGrain.”

Source : "I gave it my best shot" by Andrew O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. September 2, 2006.
“We will have to choose between the life we want for our future and the life we have left behind.”

Source : Steven Pressfield (2012). “Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life's Work”, p.73, Black Irish Entertainment LLC

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