Children Quote by James Joyce

“He had been taught by his uncle that his prayers were more acceptable to God if he said them in his nightshirt than if…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“They are deceived who imagine that he arises from his knees, with back lacerated and bleeding, cherishing only a spirit of meekness and forgiveness.…

— Solomon Northup

“It was a cold morning, and he shivered a little; but he had been taught by his uncle that his prayers were more acceptable…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“Above all else, he was afire with heavenly love, unassumingly patient, devoted to unceasing prayer, and kindly to all who came to him for…

— Bede the Venerable

“Then I knelt heedfully upright and mentally prayed as we'd been instructed to do, some scared and scientific part of me assaying myself for…

— Ron Hansen

“Not only did he unleash his emotions through rivers of tears, but for several days he denied his body food so he could pray…

— Craig Groeschel

“He had always prided himself on his ability to bargain, to bluff, to contain his ever-aching heart within the folds of his robes where…

— V.S. Carnes

“He was a man with a son who stuttered and another probably on his way to becoming a juvenile delinquent and a daughter with…

— William Kent Krueger

“Philip got up and knelt down to say his prayers. It was a cold morning, and he shivered a little; but he had been…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“his memory flooded with pain for all the hurts and wrongs that had been done in the name of God. As always, he would…

— Glenn Meade

“When he prayed he touched his parents, who could not otherwise be touched, and he touched a feeling that we are all children who…

— Mohsin Hamid

Father Mapple uplifted his closed eyes, and offered a prayer so deeply devout that he seemed to be kneeling at the bottom of the…

— Herman Melville