Spirit discernment is rare because it is expensive. It means a sensitive conscience, an instructed understanding through study of the Book of… — S. D Gordon Copy Share Image
The love story between the hero and the heroine has to be at the center of the book. I think that's pretty… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips Copy Share Image
“In solitude, struggles occur that no one else knows about. Inner battles are fought here that seldom become fodder for sermons or… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
“In his seminal book, Man’s Search for Meaning, the psychiatrist Victor Frankl described the essence of what has come to be known… — Joshua Wolf Shenk Copy Share Image
If the new movies do contradict my books in some way, I can probably come up with some hand-waving story that will… — Timothy Zahn Copy Share Image
I think I'm succinct to the point of trying to write the two-word novel. Editing my work almost never means taking anything… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
“One hardly knew at times whether one was reading the spiritual ecstasies of some mediaeval saint or the morbid confessions of a… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
A very enjoyable meditation on the curious thing called 'Zen' -not the Japanese religious tradition but rather the Western clich of Zen… — Alexander Gardner Copy Share Image
I have likened writing a novel to going on a journey, with some notion of the destination I will arrive at, but… — Rose Tremain Copy Share Image
A learned man is a sedentary, concentrated solitary enthusiast, who searches through books to discover some particular grain of truth upon which… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“Some books had shiny pages that showed paintings of landscapes unlike anything Matty had ever seen, or of people costumed in odd… — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
“This fountain commemorates Luxembourg’s two national poets—Lentz and Dicks,’” Jeffrey reads. “That had to be a tough name to get through school… — Kristopher Jansma Copy Share Image
“It is not reasonings that are wanted now for there are books stuffed full of stoical reasonings. What is wanted, then? The… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
When I write my novels, I'm not writing them to make political points. I'm writing them because I passionately love monsters and… — China Mieville Copy Share Image
“If you are concerned for the future of our civilization, there is no more cheering sight than a boy or girl who… — Susan Cooper Copy Share Image
“I, however, am also a fan of riot evangelism. As we read the book of Acts, we see that the church comes… — Mark Driscoll Copy Share Image
I think that Indian writing in English is a really peculiar beast. I can't think of any literature - perhaps Russian literature… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
“Such are contrasts we see every day in the world. Joy and Sorrow! But Joy is an exile from Heaven who does… — Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga Copy Share Image
Then you start another book and suddenly the galley proofs of the last one come in and you have to wrench your… — Bernard Cornwell Copy Share Image
Kevin Freeman has been warning America’s leadership of the dangers of financial terrorism for the last three years. It is happening now… — William G. Boykin Copy Share Image
We spend so much time, these days, on forms of literature that don't rise to be literature, and I'm speaking about Twitter… — Ben H. Winters Copy Share Image
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What I would do is when I was younger I would draw in a sketch book something that happened in my life… — Robert Redford Copy Share Image
There were speeches made in Congress in the very last session before the outbreak of the Rebellion, so ferocious as to show… — Edward Everett Copy Share Image
I try to write cinematically. Let me define what I mean by that. First of all, I try to write in a… — Frank Peretti Copy Share Image
A memoir is not an autobiography. It's a true story told as a novel, using techniques of novelization. The author is allowed… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
Lost in my dreams, I somehow cross at the traffic signals, bumping into street lamps or people, yet moving onward, exuding fumes… — Bohumil Hrabal Copy Share Image
“Among the extremely diverse books lumped together as 'mysteries,' I shall try to judge each fairly according to the best standards of… — Anthony Boucher Copy Share Image
I like dialogue in novels. I wanted to avoid laying history on with a trowel - appearing to be lecturing, as opposed… — Elliot Perlman Copy Share Image
Leaving a book is hard - 'Secret Six' was a book that people cared about. Even years later, the digital sales are… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
“The Subtle Knife is the second part of the trilogy that began with The Golden Compass. That first book was set in… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
“Don't ask me about my book...read it. You will find what you need and what speaks to you in the depths or… — Ina Brink Copy Share Image
I remember reading Dr. Seuss books, and he's rhyming so many words together and I just loved the way it sounded. It… — Tierra Whack Copy Share Image
Today I realize that many recent exercises in "deconstructive reading" read as if inspired by my parody. This is parody's mission: it… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us to look before we leap promptly warns… — Leo Rosten Copy Share Image
“This is the one chance to learn about other things than medicine. Medicine is the art of observation and interpretation, which are… — David B. Agus Copy Share Image
I've never put Northern Ireland into a novel because it's not my territory. I come from the South, so my imaginative territory… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
Growing up north of San Francisco, I immersed myself in the local landscape and in books about Native Americans, cowboys, and pioneers… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
Pick up any history book, and I suggest you begin with studying the 20th century, and you will find that a large… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
Translating Candide into tweets has really deepened my appreciation of his writing - it wouldn't work so well with nineteenth-century authors. Every… — Mark Ravenhill Copy Share Image
