Leah > Leah's Quotes

“And I know that God made the heart the most fragile and resilient of all organs, that a lifetime of joy and pain might be encased in one mortal chamber.”
― Tosca Lee, Havah: The Story of Eve

“The world’s bumper sticker reads: Life sucks, and then you die. Perhaps Christian bumper stickers should read: Life sucks, but then you find hope and you can’t wait to die.”
― Ted Dekker, The Slumber of Christianity: Awakening a Passion for Heaven on Earth

“ Born
of Black
and White, Eaten
with worms,
I'm a Saint, a Sinner,
a Siren of the
Word, The Circle
knows me, the rest
just wanna trip on
Grace Juice, Baby
Showdown
at midnight”
― Ted Dekker, Showdown

“Living is about clucking your tongue and enjoying the sound.
~Slater”
― Ted Dekker, Thr3e

“You want proof there's a God? Look outside, watch a sunset.”
― Frank Peretti

“No sight so sad as that of a naughty child," he began, "especially a naughty little girl. Do you know where the wicked go after death?"

"They go to hell," was my ready and orthodox answer.

"And what is hell? Can you tell me that?"

"A pit full of fire."

"And should you like to fall into that pit, and to be burning there for ever?"

"No, sir."

"What must you do to avoid it?"

I deliberated a moment: my answer, when it did come was objectionable: "I must keep in good health and not die.”
― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

“There's always risk in life's most rewarding pursuits, isn't there?”
― Ted Dekker, Blink of an Eye

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”
― Jane Austen, Pride And Prejudice

“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“Did you read the part that says, 'Your hair is like a flock of goats'? How romantic is that? Or that other line, 'Your neck is like the tower of David.' Oh, now, that sounds real attractive! If some guy tried those lines on me, I'm sure I'd fall instantly in love with him.”
― Robin Jones Gunn, As You Wish

“When in doubt chicken out.”
― Robin Jones Gunn, Christy Miller Collection, Vol. 2

“Christy: "My grandma made this. I've had it since elementary school."
Todd: "I never knew that."
Christy: "I never knew you left your towel on the floor."
Todd: "Uh-oh. Is this one of those issues they talked about in our premarital counseling? Should I hang up towels so you feel more loved?”
― Robin Jones Gunn, I Promise

“When the devil comes knocking on your door simply say "Jesus, it's for you.”
― Robin Jones Gunn, Sunsets

“′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read.”
― Mark Twain

“She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Work: A Story of Experience

“My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“Everything I've written up to this point is crap. Now I'm going to write the real one”
― Ted Dekker