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Quotes For Him (page 329)

... the very last thing I want to do is to unsettle in the mind of any Christian, whatever his denomination, the concepts -- for him traditional -- by which he finds it profitable to represent to himself what is happening when he receives the bread and wine. I could wish that no definitions had ever been felt to be necessary; and, still more, that none had been allowed to make divisions between churches. C. S. Lewis
When I first met him, he did not care if a friend did not fit into his world, because at that time his world had not been born yet. Anais Nin
These weren't comforting nights, much less pleasant ones, but Espinoza discovered two things that helped him mightily in the early days: he would never be a fiction writer, and, in his own way, he was brave. Roberto Bolano
Madame Magloire sometimes called him ‘Your Highness.’ One day, rising from his armchair, he went to his library for a book. It was on one of the upper shelves, and as the bishop was rather short, he could not reach it. ’Madame Magloire,’ said he, ‘bring me a chair. My highness cannot reach that shelf. Victor Hugo
…The way is shut. ‘Then they halted and looked at him and saw that he lived still; but he did not look at them. The way is shut, his voice said again. It was made by those who are Dead, and the Dead keep it, until the time comes. The way is shut. J. R. R. Tolkien
Ask a Soviet engineer to design a pair of shoes and he’ll come up with something that looks like the boxes that the shoes came in; ask him to make something that will massacre Germans, and he turns into Thomas Fucking Edison. Neal Stephenson
Jodi Picoult quote: "he glanced at the stranger in the seat beside him and tried to..."
...he glanced at the stranger in the seat beside him and tried to remember when she used to be his daughter. Jodi Picoult
A sword rang as it was drawn.- Do what you will; but I will hinder it if I may.- Hinder me? Thou fool. No living man may hinder me! Then Merry heard of all sounds in that hour the strangest. It seemed that Dernhelm laughed and the clear voice was like the ring of steel.- But no living man am I! You look upon a woman. owyn I am, omund's daughter. You stand between me and my lord and kin. Begone, if you be not deathless! For living or dark undead, I will smite you if you touch him. J. R. R. Tolkien
The Frenchman sat up with that strange energy which comes often as the harbinger of death. "(...) This I tell you - I, Raoul de la Roche Pierre de Bras, dying upon the field of honour. And now kiss me, sweet friend, and lay me back, for the mists closes round me and I am gone!"With tender hands the squire [Nigel] lowered his comrade's head, but even as he did so there came a choking rush of blood, and the soul had passed. So died a gallant cavalier of France, and Nigel, as he knelt in the... Arthur Conan Doyle
I do think, half of what we call madness is just some poor slob dealing with pain by a strategy that annoys the people around him." -- Mark Vorkosigan Lois McMaster Bujold
An artist painting a picture should have at his side a man with a club to hit him over the head when the picture is finished. John Singer Sargent
The sun was shining on the sea, Shining with all his might: He did his very best to make The billows smooth and bright-- And this was odd, because it was The middle of the night. The moon was shining sulkily, Because she thought the sun Had got no business to be there After the day was done-- "It's very rude of him," she said, "To come and spoil the fun!" The sea was wet as wet could be, The sands were dry as dry. You could not see a cloud, because No cloud was in the sky: No birds were... Lewis Carroll
why can't you just get out of here and leave me alone?"i bellowed."i can't!" dylan shouted back, his face twisted with an anger i'd never seen from him."you can,"i said through gritted teeth."just point your wings that way and flap! James Patterson
E. M. Forster quote: "for literature had always been a solace for him, something..."
...for literature had always been a solace for him, something that the ugliness of facts could not spoil. E. M. Forster
A successful novel should interrupt the reader’s life, make him or her miss appointments, skip meals, forget to walk the dog. Stephen King

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