T. Davis Bunn > Quotes

“Without God we are but bruised reeds, ever threatened by the prospect of being crushed by life’s uncaring millstone. Without God we are nothing, our lives worthless, our days an endless circular tread. Without God we stand condemned, doomed to a life without the precious gift of hope.”
― T. Davis Bunn, The Innocent Libertine

“Don’t let the world ever take away what makes you unique. And of even more importance, don’t ever count your gift as a burden.”
― T. Davis Bunn, The Innocent Libertine

“Without God we stand condemned, doomed to a life without the precious gift of hope.”
― T. Davis Bunn, The Innocent Libertine

“Faith is not about having rapturous experiences. It's about following Jesus.”
― T. Davis Bunn, The Warning: The Story Of A Reluctant Prophet Chosen By God

“Sometimes in our selfish attempts to keep God out, we develop questions to which we believe there are no answers. Then we set them up as barriers between ourselves and God, and we never seek an answer. If a response is offered us, we either cast it aside with embittered anger over someone daring to challenge our defenses, or we immediately throw up another unanswerable question. The truth, you see, is that no answer is desired.”
― T. Davis Bunn, Florian's Gate

“God comes to comfort the troubled and trouble the comfortable.”
― T. Davis Bunn, The Warning: The Story Of A Reluctant Prophet Chosen By God

“Men and women would ever be faced with choices. Their values and actions formed both who they were and the world in which they lived. And those who chose the path of honor would be challenged by the fierce crosswinds of those who sought to live for self alone.”
― T. Davis Bunn, Sahara Crosswind

“I am finding God to be a very good friend to have at times just like this.”
― T. Davis Bunn, The Book of Hours

“The ninety-fourth Psalm calls death the 'land of silence,' the place where God is absent. Yet Jesus goes into death, the farthest recess of empty silence, to seek and to save. He has shown us that His love is greater than sin or eternal death. He accepts our darkness, our death, and our well-deserved everlasting silence upon Himself. Through Him we have been given the glory of never-ending life. Through Him we may hear the eternal song of praise.”
― T. Davis Bunn, The Warning: The Story Of A Reluctant Prophet Chosen By God

“The Russians intend to wipe out every last vestige of our past, both good and bad, and replace it with their own version.”
― T. Davis Bunn, Berlin Encounter

“You will all find your own reasons for doing this,” Jake began. “Or you will quit. There is no glory in this work. There aren’t any medals. Nobody is waiting to pat you on the back and say what a great job you have done. And what you are going to find when you get out there is not pretty. As a matter of fact, it is about as ugly and disgusting as it comes. So if you are not able to find something in yourselves to keep you going, you’d better get out. All I can tell you is what worked for me.”
― T. Davis Bunn, Rhineland Inheritance

“The fact that she went to church daily made Ivona Aristonova, in her own eyes, a very religious person. Her neighbors, too, considered her devout because she followed the visible pattern. There was little room in her tightly controlled world for the inner life of faith, but she valued the ritual of the church. Church ritual was understandable. It was definable. It was a visible path to follow. The knowledge that she was walking on the sure path toward eternal rest made the misery of her past bearable.”
― T. Davis Bunn, Winter Palace