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Justification is the truly dramatic transition from the status of a condemned criminal awaiting a terrible sentence to that of an heir awaiting a fabulous… — J I Packer
The risk of racial prejudice infecting a capital sentencing proceeding is especially serious in light of the complete finality of the death sentence. — Byron White
That of all the several ways of beginning a book which are now in practice throughout the known world, I am confident my own way… — Laurence Sterne
If I were to summarize in one sentence the single most important principle I have learned in the field of interpersonal relations, it would be… — Stephen Covey
Make your novel readable. Make it easy to read, pleasant to read. This doesn't mean flowery passages, ambitious flights of pyrotechnic verbiage; it means strong,… — Unknown Author
People will summarize your life in one sentence - Pick it now. — John C. Maxwell
That Francis Bacon retains his reputation gained, is not strange to any that knows him. The unusual words wherewith he had spangled his speech, were… — Edward Coke
The constructive intellect [genius] produces thoughts, sentences, poems, plans, designs, systems. It is the generation of the mind, the marriage of thought with nature. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The next sentence is one of the most important spiritual truths you will ever learn: God develops the fruit of the Spirit in your life… — Rick Warren
That famous writer’s block is a myth as far as I’m concerned. I think bad writers must have a great difficulty writing. They don’t want… — Gore Vidal
But if you know that something has been really vicious, you don't read it, you don't let it into your head. What's damaging is when… — Nigella Lawson
Conversation! Supple sentences, with first and second meanings and overtones beyond, outrageous challenges with cleverly planned slip-points, rebuttals of elegant brevity; deceptions and guiles, patient… — Jack Vance
The thought of the word church and the word marketing in the same sentence makes me sick. — Rob Bell
Very often we write down a sentence too early, then another too late; what we have to do is write it down at the proper… — Thomas Bernhard
A prudent silence will frequently be taken for wisdom and a sentence or two cautiously thrown in will sometimes gain the palm of knowledge, while… — Ron Chernow
There were epochs in the history of humanity in which the writer was a sacred person. He wrote the sacred books, universal books, the codes,… — Augusto Roa Bastos
Wouldn't the sentence 'I want to put a hyphen between the words Fish and And and And and Chips in my Fish-and-Chips sign' have been… — Martin Gardner
And I'll tell ya, I'm really enjoying this marriage thing. You think about each other. You care about each other. It's wonderful! Plus, I love… — Jerry Seinfeld
I drank that sentence and began to glow. — Gary Soto
You may pronounce the sentence upon me, honourable judge, but let the world know that in A.D. 1886, in the State of Illinois, eight men… — August Spies
One day, maybe not in the next few weeks, but certainly in the conceivable future, someone will be able to refer to me without using… — Nick Hornby
As writers we must, from our very opening sentence, speak with authority to our readers. — Michael Cunningham
Language in fiction is made up of equal parts meaning and music. The sentences should have rhythm and cadence, they should engage and delight the… — Michael Cunningham
Gordon Edgley's sudden death came as a shock to everyone - not least himself. One moment he was in his study, seven words into the… — Derek Landy
Whenever I write anything that sets up controversy its meaning is distorted almost instantly. Even the editorial writers of newspapers seem to be unable to… — H. L. Mencken

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