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> [Principles are like prayers; noble, of course, but awkward at a party.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lady-violet/principles-are-like-prayers-noble-of-course-but-awkward-at-a-party/)

[Lady Violet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lady-violet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/958/lady-violet-47336_awkward_principles-are-like-prayers-noble-of-cou_375594.jpg)

> [Meanwhile, little people like you and me, if our prayers are sometimes granted, beyond all hope and probability, had better not draw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis/meanwhile-little-people-like-you-and-me-if-our-prayers-are-sometimes/)

[C. S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/c-s-lewis-2-132_advantage_meanwhile-little-people-like-you-and-me_494375.png)

> [The paintings are like prayers, relating to wishing for something beyond everyday life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rothenberg/the-paintings-are-like-prayers-relating-to-wishing-for-something/)

[Susan Rothenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rothenberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee1/susan-rothenberg-40208_artist_the-paintings-are-like-prayers-relating_783679.jpg)

> [“...my thoughts reach out like prayers to you - and if you are quiet, you can hear...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-geddes/my-thoughts-reach-out-like-prayers-to-you-and-if-you-are-quiet-you/)

[John Geddes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-geddes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26d/john-geddes-1052_love_my-thoughts-reach-out-like-prayers-to-yo_1660067.jpg)

> [Stories,' the green-eyed Sigrid said, unperturbed, 'are like prayers. It does not matter when you begin, or when you end, only that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherynne-m-valente/stories-the-green-eyed-sigrid-said-unperturbed-are-like-prayers-it/)

[Catherynne M. Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherynne-m-valente/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12a/catherynne-m-valente-375_doe_stories-the-green-eyed-sigrid-said-unper_1699674.jpg)

> [These things you did were like prayers; you did them and you hoped they would save you. And for the most part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/these-things-you-did-were-like-prayers-you-did-them-and-you-hoped/)

[Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/margaret-atwood-40_alive_these-things-you-did-were-like-prayers-y_2794716.jpg)

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