Habits Quote by Krista Tippett

“Perhaps we no longer know what it means to repent because we no longer know what it means to sin.”

— Don Everts

“Though sin often brings immediate pleasure, it gives no lasting joy. If we understand the difference, we can avoid the pitfalls that entice the…

— R.C. Sproul

“A sin is nothing more than regret. Not for doing it once, but doing it again when you know you’re going to regret it.”

— Carroll Bryant

“You can embark on new and steeper versions of your old sin, you know, and cry tears doing it that are genuine as any.”

— Leif Enger

“The whole conception of 'sin' is one which I find very puzzling, doubtless owing to my sinful nature.”

— Bertrand Russell

“What matter most is not the sin. The moment of repentance: go and sin no more.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Sin is intentional and irrational at the same time.”

— Byron Forrest Yawn

“In this book I would like to describe how this message of falling down and moving up is, in fact, the most counter-intuitive message…

— Richard Rohr

“It's not the sin I'm obsessed with. It's the promised pleasure of the sin.”

— John S. Lynch

“of our deepest desires is to change our sinful habits.  We try not to take credit when we make positive changes.  We never claim…

— Matt Carter

“She liked the idea so well that she felt there must be something bordering on sin involved in it.”

— John Steinbeck

“To sin is to try, but fall short. Of course we cannot get it right each time - and so we try again.”

— Sarah Perry