"The prayers of cowards fortune spurns."

“I never saw anybody take so long to dress, and with such little result.”

“I am still determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may be.”

“The body of the human world is sick. Its remedy and healing will be the oneness of the kingdom of humanity. Its life is the Most Great Peace. Its illumination and quickening is love. Its happiness is the attainment of spiritual perfections.”

“Men have the grand vision, and they pass it on to somebody else to put into practice. Women follow the details more, they want to know that it is being put into practice.”

“The one man you most want to sleep with may be the worst choice of all.”

Source : Tess Gerritsen (2015). “The Rizzoli & Isles Series 11-Book Bundle: The Surgeon, The Apprentice, The Sinner, Body Double, Vanish, The Mephisto Club, The Keepsake, Ice Cold, The Silent Girl, Last to Die, Die Again”, p.1101, Ballantine Books

“Just remember, everything you are is...”

“A sheltered life can be a daring life as well. For all serious daring starts from within.”

Source : 1984 One Writer's Beginnings, III. 'Finding a Voice'.

“Many books condemn 'secular' culture, just as many books advocate (consciously or unconsciously) accommodating ourselves to culture. Brett has written something much different: a biblically informed and culturally savvy approach to consuming culture in a God-honoring, community-building, and mission-advancing way.”