It is most remarkable that Lincoln, when he saw so much that was vulnerable in the leadership of the Church, did not move to the opposite error and become a scoffer.
This is what happened in love. One of you cried a lot and then both of you grew sarcastic.
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Lorrie Moore
How 'bout a shot of truth in that denial cocktail.
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Jennifer Salaiz
Simon: So were you following me? Or is it just an amazing coincidence that you happened to be on the roof of a building I was walking by when I got attacked? Jace: I was following you. Simon: Is this the part where you tell...
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Cassandra Clare
Marriage is not a process for prolonging the life of love, sir. It merely mummifies its corpse.
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P.g. Wodehouse
Do you remember me telling you we are practicing non-verbal spells, Potter?""Yes, " said Harry stiffly." Yes, sir."" There's no need to call me "sir" Professor."The words had escaped him before he knew what he was saying.
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J.k. Rowling
More Quotes By Elton Trueblood
It is the vocation of the Christian in every generation to out-think all opposition.
Lincoln had entirely outgrown juvenile delight in religious argument. Talking with God seemed to the mature Lincoln more important than talking about Him.
He (Lincoln) recognized the delicate balance between immanence and transcendence, refusing to settle for either of these alone. His was a God who was both in the world and above the world.
He (Lincoln) was accustomed to hearing words, many of them boring, but he was not accustomed to group silence.
(The death of his child) "was the first experience of his life, so far as we know, which drove him to look outside of his own mind and heart for help to endure a personal grief. It was the first time in his life when...
