Communication Quote by Robert Alter

“Surely it is the sight of your enemy slain, the humiliation of his tribe and the lamentation of his women.”

— Terry Pratchett

“He speaks the words of a distant prophet as though He has written the words Himself.”

— Roma Downey

“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

The Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me…

— Bible

“He must be always on his guard and devote every minute and module of life to the decoding of the undulation of things. The…

— Vladimir Nabokov

“He comes with those in his employ, to watch, gathering evidence and confession. His success speaks of a countryside rife with evil, an intemperate…

— Becky Wright

This was the man, this Balaam, I say, was the man, who desired to die the death of the righteous, and that his last…

— Joseph Butler

“They are surely gods who speak to him With steady voices A glance from him drives men to their knees His sigh brings cities…

— S.U. Pacat

“He thought as he stared at Will in the shadowy hall that he had never known such gallantry as the gallantry of Scarlett O’Hara…

— Margaret Mitchell

“He regards it as the highest insult for the wicked to boast of His covenant while profaning His sacred Name by their whole lives.”

— John Calvin

“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

I thought, He must forebear to reveal His power and glory by presenting Himself as Himself, and must be present only in the ordinary…

— Wendell Berry