Central Quotes

1135 Central quotes by 894 unique authors

Prayer or not, I want to believe that, despite all evidence to the contrary, it is possible for anyone to find that one special person.… — Rachel Cohn
All I say is that I think it is damned unlikely that anything like a central cosmic will, a spirit world, or an eternal survival… — H P Lovecraft
Clary grinned. "A picnic? It's a little late for Central Park, don't you think? It's full of-" He waved a hand. "Faeries. I know." "I… — Cassandra Clare
I've come to see our central nervous system as a kind of vintage switchboard, all thick foam wires and old-fashioned plugs. The circuitry isn't properly… — Darin Strauss
We are settling for a Christianity that revolves around catering to ourselves when the central message of Christianity is actually about abandoning ourselves. — David Platt
No wonder we cannot appreciate the really central Kafka joke: that the horrific struggle to establish a human self results in a self whose humanity… — David Foster Wallace
Jace: "I guess we better move the trash. We can start with the Dumpster," looking unenthusiastic. Clary: "You'd rather face a ravening horde of demons,… — Cassandra Clare
It takes three to make love, not two: you, your spouse, and God. Without God people only succeed in bringing out the worst in one… — Fulton J. Sheen
The disappearance of theology from the life of the Church, and the orchestration of that disappearance by some of its leaders, is hard to miss… — David F. Wells
Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt;… — Douglas MacArthur
The central belief of every moron is that he is the victim of a mysterious conspiracy against his common rights and true deserts. — H. L. Mencken
Of course you should study whatever you want. The written appreciation and understanding of literature, or any kind of artistic endeavour, is absolutely central to… — David Nicholls
Radley rolled his eyes. He actually rolled his eyes at my father. Alpha of the south-central territory and head of the Territorial Council. Sure, I… — Rachel Vincent
In the nineteenth century, the central moral challenge was slavery. In the twentieth century, it was the battle against totalitarianism. We believe that in this… — Nicholas D. Kristof
Satan exploits pain by making it the central focus of the man’s (or woman’s) thoughts and attitudes. — Erwin W. Lutzer
I was in my house, alone in the living room, anxious about you, watching the flashes of lightning. And a flash of lightning lit up… — Haruki Murakami
That day, I really believed that I had grasped something and that henceforth my life would be changed. But insights cannot be held for ever.… — Nicolas Bouvier
That's one of the central problems of history, isn't it, sir? The question of subjective versus objective interpretation, the fact that we need to know… — Julian Barnes
To the Technocrats: Have mercy on us. Relax a bit, take time out for simple pleasures. For example, the luxuries of electricity, indoor plumbing, central… — Edward Abbey
Forever, reading has been central, the necessary fix, the support system. Her life has been informed by reading. She has read not just for distraction,… — Penelope Lively
We are only midway through the central verse of our youth when we see ourselves begin to blacken. ... We had been seduced into thinking… — Anne Carson
The conflict between the will to deny horrible events and the will to proclaim them aloud is the central dialectic of psychological trauma. — Judith Lewis Herman
I often like to think that our map of the world is wrong, that where we have centered physics, we should actually place literature as… — Terence McKenna
I see this as the central issue of our time: how to find a substitute for war in human ingenuity, imagination, courage, sacrifice, patience... War… — Howard Zinn
All forests have their own personality. I don't just mean the obvious differences, like how an English woodland is different from a Central American rain… — Charles de Lint

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