Bad news Quote by Georgette Heyer

“Once we've got you properly done up," her aunt said, "and he hears of your newfound wealth, he's sure to look your way again."…

— Sabrina Jeffries

“He said his prayers just in case his parents had been wrong about God all those years.”

— Sherman Alexie

“Prayers, maybe most of them, go unanswered. You two, you’re too young, too fortunate, to know that. You will. Prayers go unanswered. Not God’s…

— Edward J. Santella

“Do you not pray, Miss Smallwood?' She avoided his gaze. 'No.' 'God is speaking to you every day,' he said softly. 'You might return…

— Julie Klassen

“...Now did you ever hear of a young feller's having such hard luck, Mrs. Burden?" Grandma told him she was sure the Lord had…

— Willa Cather

“Her father told his children to pray for patience, for courage, for kindness, for clarity, for trust, for gratitude. Those prayers will be answered,”

— Marilynne Robinson

“If your prayers are dull and languid, remember the intercession of Christ. He ever appears in the presence of God for you; and how…

— James Hervey

“Uncle Mason has been awfully good to me. My faith meant a great deal to me too after I was left an orphan," "I…

— Julianna Deering

“I can’t help but think that if she was going to kill herself, she might as well have done it earlier. Perhaps when I…

— Julia Quinn

“When it comes to misfortune, we are all selfish at heart, offering up the same prayers: not me, not mine. Not yet.”

— Simon Beckett

“Moreover, during his wife's confinement, something had happened that seemed extraordinary to him. He, an unbeliever, had fallen into praying, and at the moment…

— Leo Tolstoy

“When at last he reached home, eleven and a half years after setting off, and having achieved nothing, he discovered that his relatives had…

— Bill Bryson