Quote by Janny Wurts

“The Wars of Light and Shadow were fought during the third age of Athera, the most troubled and strife-filled era recorded in all of…

— Janny Wurts

“One hardly knew at times whether one was reading the spiritual ecstasies of some mediaeval saint or the morbid confessions of a modern sinner.…

— Oscar Wilde

“The essence of sainthood is expiation.”

— Rex Stout

“Many of the insights of the saint stem from his experience as a sinner.”

— Eric Hoffer

O, Thou hast damnable iteration; and art, indeed, able to corrupt a saint.

— William Shakespeare

“I cannot think why we should be astonished at all the evils which exist in the Church, when those who ought to be models…

— Santa Teresa de Jesús

“If professional religious leaders cannot instruct us in mythological lore, our artists and creative writers can perhaps step into this priestly role and bring…

— Karen Armstrong

“Despite having murdered his wife and eldest son, he was venerated as a saint—quite an impressive feat for a man who was both deified…

— Lars Brownworth

“The pages of history are red with the blood of illuminated "saints" who were murdered by their religions for actually achieving the advertised spiritual…

— Christopher S. Hyatt

“ A Cathedral Façade at Midnight Along the sculptures of the western wall I watched the moonlight creeping: It moved as if it hardly…

— Thomas Hardy

“There is a Sufi story about a man who is so good that the angels ask God to give him the gift of miracles.…

— Rachel Naomi Remen

“despite his betrayal. In my opinion, no saint goes without sinning, and no sinner goes without having some saintly qualities.  You can judge one…

— Sierra Rose