M.G. Selbrede > Quotes

“She recalcitrated when informed she had a closed mind, but finally realized it was in fact true.”
― M.G. Selbrede, Hidden in Plain Sight

“The old chestnut about the Word of God being the solvent of all institutions not based on itself will apply forcefully to the work she’s been given to do.”
― M.G. Selbrede, Hidden in Plain Sight

“It’s a shock, I know, but the Bible turns that whole concept on its head,” Eckhardt replied. “The person who obeys, who does God’s works, will come to understand that the doctrine is true. In the Bible, obedience precedes understanding, comes before knowledge. God promises understanding to those who do His will first. Seventh chapter of John, verse seventeen.”
― M.G. Selbrede, Hidden in Plain Sight

“Per ardua ad astra: through adversity to the stars.”
― M.G. Selbrede, Hidden in Plain Sight

“Eckhardt elaborated further. “General Stall doesn’t want you to be distracted by the praise of those who think you’re Wonder Woman, or by the criticisms of those who want to bring you down. Either way, you’ll be distracted, and you need unbroken focus. The only person’s opinion you need to worry about is God’s.”
― M.G. Selbrede, Hidden in Plain Sight

“It’s something Eckhardt quoted to me,” her eyes gleamed. “The difference between chance and purpose. It was something about the difference between falling into the grinding power of a mindless machine versus falling into the loving hands of a father. Eckhardt said all the language of men fell short in explaining the difference. He was right.”
― M.G. Selbrede, Hidden in Plain Sight

“Man,” Eckhardt began, “behaves like a little kid sitting on his daddy’s lap, slapping his daddy’s face. The kid can’t reach the face without sitting on that lap.”
― M.G. Selbrede, Hidden in Plain Sight

“For most of us,” Mike continued, looking across at Richard, “although we regard all our soldiers’ graves as sacred, we regard that shrine as the most sacred of all. In fact, there’s no comparison. There is no higher honor that the military gives than in that place, and we’ve done so twenty-four hours a day since 1937.”
― M.G. Selbrede, Hidden in Plain Sight