Quote by George R.R. Martin

“She was beholden to no man, held her tongue for none, she would stand before the gods themselves and inform them of what they…

— A. H. Septimius

“Today, I understand something I didn’t see before: every blessing ignored becomes a curse.”

— Paulo Coelho

“My father, an occasionally wise man, once said that we were blessed only when the gods remained ignorant of us.”

— Raymond E. Feist

“I understand something I didn’t see before: every blessing ignored becomes a curse.”

— Paulo Coelho

“she counted it as a blessing that she was familiar making peace with disappointment.”

— Jo Goodman

“(God) seemed to know everything that was in her heart and to understand that nothing dwelt there that wasn’t absolutely necessary to her survival.”

— Richard Russo

“since she would never have practised the cult of these things, she would take no impious delight in their profanation.”

— Marcel Proust

“She was choosing obedience over comfort--God's will over hers--and the reassurance that infused her at the realization was nothing short of miraculous.”

— Kelly L. Ward

“They talked about God. They had no picture in their minds of some mist steaming upward: rather of strong, skillful hands thrust down to…

— C.S. Lewis

“There was also an acknowledgment that there was great beauty in what she was currently witnessing, and she chose not to disturb it.”

— Markus Zusak

“How was she created? I'm not sure if you realize this, but it was in God's image. How can anybody dare to speak ill…

— Christine de Pizan

“Even when she was speaking, her soul was in prayer reposing on an unseen support.”

— George Eliot