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Theologians talk about a prevenient grace that precedes grace itself and allows us to accept it. I think there must also be… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
“You see, writers traveling to Southeast Asia visit indigenous communities. No writing quest will be complete without some cross-cultural comparisons. This exercise… — Merlin Franco Copy Share Image
“Hang on.” Molly shrugs off her army jacket and hangs it on the black iron coatrack in the corner. “What about that… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“My father played the melodion Outside at our gate; There were stars in the morning east; And they danced to his music.… — Patrick Kavanagh Copy Share Image
“When I look at this age with the eye of a distant future, I find nothing so remarkable in the man of… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
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“The marks humans leave are too often scars. You build a hideous minimall or start a coup or try to become a… — John Green Copy Share Image
“Do you know how long a year takes when it's going away?' Dunbar repeated to Clevinger. 'This long.' He snapped his fingers.… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“The child was left alone to die in the hallway. Here, in the dawn, was mortality itself. In the city were places… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“Marya put down her fork. “Why are you doing this, Koschei? I have had lovers before. You have, too. Remember Marina? The… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
Like looking down on a lubricious chess set, isn't it? The king moves in tiny steps, with no direction, like a drunkard… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
“Ah, you pitiful, pitiful creatures! Beautiful family! Nobler far than stupid men..." he cried softly to himself. What was he doing here… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
Bishop on "At the Fishhouses"At the last minute, after I'd had a chance to do a little research in Cape Breton, I… — Elizabeth Bishop Copy Share Image
“The naked man had lost hope now; he would never be able to return to the earth's surface;he would never leave the… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
“My old man's a white old man And my old mother's black. If ever I cursed my white old man I take… — Langston Hughes Copy Share Image
“The older I grow the less Christ's teaching says to me. I am sometimes very conscious that I am following the path… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
This is not the only painting he did of an old man whom he called God. Since he painted these some 500… — Babloo Copy Share Image
“I kept thinking of an old Robert Mitchum cowboy movie where he goes back to see the farmhouse where he was born… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
“He married and made a home. He went endlessly from house to house and spoke the mission and the truth. The hopeless… — Carson McCullers Copy Share Image
Writing from a teen's perspective is easy as pie. At least I've actually been a teen. I've never been a woman, or… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Saturday noon, An Old Man with a Hot Girl entered a Jewellery shop and chose a Ring worth $200000 for the Girl.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The universe is a dark forest. Every civilization is an armed hunter stalking through the trees like a ghost, gently pushing aside… — Liu Cixin Copy Share Image
“The knights nodded with exaggerated casualness, showing respect for the wizard but not fear. Or so they thought. The fear came in… — K.A. Applegate Copy Share Image
“Inevitably came the time when he angrily repudiated his former paladin Yasser Arafat. In fact, he described him to me as 'the… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“And yet in the weakest of men, in moments when they are alone and themselves, I have found veins of strength like… — John Edward Williams Copy Share Image
“I just held her hand and tried to imagine the world without us and for about one second I was a good… — John Green Copy Share Image
“Can you read this word, Peter?' ...'It says GOD.' 'Yes, that's right. Now write it backward and see what you find.' ...'DOG!… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“strength of this affection. And it is not hard to understand. The baby represented everything sacred to his father's heart: the promises… — A.W. Tozer Copy Share Image
“The Severed Nose. What would you do if you came home one evening and found a severed nose lying on a plate… — Jeff Strand Copy Share Image
“Atro had once explained to him how this was managed, how the sergeants could give the privates orders, how the lieutenants could… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“Wherever you go, Provincetown will always take you back, at whatever age and in whatever condition. Because time moves somewhat differently there,… — Michael Cunningham Copy Share Image
“The world of publishing is in crisis. It's no coincidence that the worst published writer in the world today is also one… — Stewart Lee Copy Share Image
Greenspan advised the American people to buy - he repeated the old mantra: 'spending is patriotic'. He also managed to convince them… — Gilad Atzmon Copy Share Image
“The real universe is just that black. The universe is a dark forest. Every civilization is an armed hunter stalking through the… — Liu Cixin Copy Share Image
“You can never rouse Harris. There is no poetry about Harris- no wild yearning for the unattainable. Harris never "weeps, he knows… — Jerome K. Jerome Copy Share Image
Certain old men prefer to rise at dawn, taking a cold bath and a long walk with an empty stomach and otherwise… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“Get Comfortable Not Knowing There once was a village that had among its people a very wise old man. The villagers trusted… — Richard Carlson Copy Share Image
“Alexis grabbed his arm. "Tom Jones? Wow, I totally love Tom Jones. He's like quintessential Vegas—over the top and indecent fun. Let… — Erin McCarthy Copy Share Image
“Pray your words, old man.” The priest licked his lips and glanced fearfully at the crowd of savages around them. Perhaps it… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
