Offering Quotes
593 quotes by 464 authors
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This job has been given to me to do. Therefore, it is a gift. Therefore, it is a privilege. Therefore, it is an offering I…
— Elisabeth Elliot
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We are the offspring of history, and must establish our own paths in this most diverse and interesting of conceivable universes—one indifferent to our suffering,…
— Stephen Jay Gould
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I wept bitterly, surrendering momentarily to my fear and heartbroken confusion, but slowly I began to quiet a bit, as Jamie stroked my neck and…
— Diana Gabaldon
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Love for the joy of loving, and not for the offerings of someone else's heart.
— Marlene Dietrich
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I could feel the day offering itself to me, and I wanted nothing more than to be in the moment-but which moment? Not that one,…
— Billy Collins
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But the economic meltdown should have undone, once and for all, the idea of poverty as a personal shortcoming or dysfunctional state of mind. The…
— Barbara Ehrenreich
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Screw you," I told him in a low voice. "Are you offering?†"From what I've heard, there isn't much to screw," I shot back.
— Richelle Mead
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While it may not be a simple act, offering forgiveness not only has the power to heal relationships, it strengthens the well-being of those who…
— Debbie Macomber
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To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.
— Elizabeth Gilbert
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Christianity has from its beginning portrayed itself as a gospel of peace, a way of reconciliation (with God, with other creatures), and a new model…
— David Bentley Hart
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She would be a mentor and an inspiration to girls like herself, the quiet ones who'd sleepwalked their way through high school, knowing nothing except…
— Tom Perrotta
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He rose, offering his hand to Evanlyn to assist her. Even though she was lithe and athletic as a cat, she took it, enjoying the…
— John Flanagan
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She leaned toward me, offering her neck, and I kissed her just behind her ear.
— Maggie Stiefvater
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I’m busy sorting through our new collection of rhinestone jewelry. Should anyone be in the market for sparkly accessories the size of a hubcap, this…
— Jen Lancaster
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And that reminds me, Mama! I have just intercepted another of that puppy’s floral offerings to my sister. This billet was attached to it.†(Charles)
— Georgette Heyer
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Mara, that's the life I want to give you. That's what I'm offering you. I want to fill you life with color and warmth. I…
— Francine Rivers
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He saw merchants trading, princes hunting, mourners wailing for their dead, whores offering themselves, physicians trying to help the sick, priests determining the most suitable…
— Hermann Hesse
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Believe to the end, even if all men went astray and you were left the only one faithful; bring your offering even then and praise…
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
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The continuity of life is never broken; the river flows onward and is lost to our sight, but under its new horizon it carries the…
— John Greenleaf Whittier
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And he made love to her, offering his body in both tenderness and anger, unsure which was the best way to pass her bits of…
— Jodi Picoult
Who Wrote These Offering Quotes
464 authors contributed a total of 593 Offering Quotes, led by these top contributors: