Sheldon Mullis > Sheldon's Quotes

“Nonna was steady and safe and always took a strong lead.”
― Jennifer Wizbowski, Poinsettia Girl: The Story of Agata della Pieta

“But staring at Eclipse of Silence, she couldn’t tell if that safety was strong enough to hold.”
― D.L. Maddox, Stolen

“But no one went through life unscarred or unchanged.”
― Lotchie Burton, Dante's Revenge

“He had done nothing on Christmas day, just wandered around outside in the frozen woods. Hard ground, chill winds and bare branches that looked like they'd been dipped in sugar. None of it seemed real, like walking around in a desolate dream, but one he didn't want to wake up from.”
― R.D. Ronald, The Elephant Tree

“I’ll still the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea will be hushed”
― JoDee Neathery, Wings Against The Wind

“The Vietnamese soldier said, “Before I spoke to her, I had given her a cooked ration of rice. Instead of her being grateful for the meal, she abused me! What gives with these Kampuchean People?”
― Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

“He was not counting on your refusal to panic.”
― Isham Cook, The Tao of Poison

“Boss? It’s not a joke.” Rudy’s voice had an edge to it. “The Colonel has been poisoned. It says arsenic. The prognosis is extremely poor.”
― Behcet Kaya, Deception: A Jack Ludefance Novel

“I still love the person he is—loyal and kind—but we’re on different paths, and that is okay.”
― Maria Jane, Perfect

“We!” he emphasizes, pointing at his crew, “get to be the first link in a new chapter in our history. But I want you all to really consider what is going on here…” He takes the tone of a circus ringmaster. “This is bigger than successfully colonizing Mars and Ganymede. It’s bigger than Columbus or Magellan. It’s even bigger than the first homo sapiens leaving Africa.” He raises his voice even more, waving his arms. “Hell, this is bigger than fish crawling out of the fucking water and growing legs! Think about it!” Everyone is quiet, avoiding eye contact with Calvin. Everyone except Captain Taylor looks at him ambiguously.
“Why not Cook and Vancouver?” Taylor asks.
 “Excuse me, sir?”
“You said Columbus or Magellan, but that’s preposterous. Magellan was a madman who tortured his crew and never made the whole trip, and Columbus, to be honest, is completely overblown. The dignity alone that Captain Cook commanded…”
“Yeah, yeah, OK. Cook and Magellan? Frances Drake? Whoever. The point is…” Calvin walks to the glass and points. “This,” the pudgy showman continues, “is right here, right now. Got it?! Everyone here needs to admit the real reason we want to go down to that mysterious blue planet, figure out the atmosphere, and collect some space plasma. It’s not because it’s our job. No. It’s time we’re all honest and admit we are now part of something much bigger than ourselves. It’s not just our job, it’s our story. It’s our story as human beings, it’s our instinct to explore!”
― Joseph A. Anderson, Eden 2:b

“If our highly pointed triangles of the soldier class are formidable, it may be readily inferred that far more formidable are our women. For if a soldier is a wedge, a women is a needle; being, so to speak, all point, at least at the two extremities. Add to this the power of making herself practically invisible at will, and you will perceive that a female, in Flatland, is a creature by no means to be trifled with.”
― Edwin A. Abbott, Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

“كل شيئ يحدث في حياتك فأنت من قمت بجذبه إلى حياتك, وقد انجذب إليك عن طريق الصور التي احتفظت بها في عقلك, أي ما تفكر فيه. فأيّاً كان الشيء الذي يدور بعقلك فإنك تجذبه إليك”
― Rhonda Byrne, The Secret

“Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph! For the Lord Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth. He has subdued the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet. . . . God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne.”
― Tim LaHaye, Glorious Appearing: The End of Days

“Nature's silence is its one remark, and every flake of world is a chip off that old mute and immutable block.”
― Annie Dillard, Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters

“the good life doesn’t knock on the door. Joy is a job.”
― Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk About Kevin

“Spending time with you showed me what I’ve been missing in my life.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Choice