Quote by Arthur Machen

“This angel wants to sin.”

— Kendall Grey

“It’s a foreign way of thinking to many of us—the idea that even a fallen angel condemned to live out his days in the…

— Sylvain Reynard

“Sin as little as possible-that is the law of mankind. Not to sin at all is the dream of the angel. All earthly things…

— Victor Hugo

“Sin, for instance, is an effort to gain something against the will of God; but the will of God is all that holds us…

— F.J. Sheed

“Sin is a revolutionary act in which the sinner seeks to depose God from His throne. Sin is a presumption of supreme arrogance in…

— R.C. Sproul

“An angel never looked right in a place full of sin. Just as the devil would stand out amongst all that was holy”

— Ella Frank

“Sin is the ruin and misery of the soul; it is destructive in its nature; and if God should leave it without restraint, there…

— Jonathan Edwards

“Sin is the despairing refusal to find your deepest identity in your relationship and service to God. Sin is seeking to become oneself, to…

— Timothy Keller

“When we turn to sin, whatever it is—lying, gossiping, sexual immorality—we are doing it because we are trying to solve a problem.”

— Dee Brestin

“Though sin often brings immediate pleasure, it gives no lasting joy. If we understand the difference, we can avoid the pitfalls that entice the…

— R.C. Sproul

“Sin is a great thing as long as it's recognized. It leads a good many people to God who wouldn't get there otherwise.”

— Flannery O'Connor

“The most seductive sin, I suppose, is passing judgment on others, and the next must be acting out of one's anger when one has…

— Nell Gavin