Bishop Quotes

“Bishop was all done with the witty conversation. 'Will you swear?'

And Myrnin said, shockingly, 'I will.' And he proceeded to, a string of swearwords that made Claire blink. He ended with, '—frothy fool-born apple-john! Cheater of vandals and defiler of dead dogs!' and did another twirl and bow. He looked up with a red, red grin that was more like a leer. 'Is that what you meant, my lord?”
― Rachel Caine, Feast of Fools

“Kat," Hale groaned, then fell back onto the pillows.
"Funny, I didn't hear a doorbell."
"I let myself in; hope that's okay."
Hale smiled. "Or the alarm."
She stepped inside, tossed a pocket-size bag of tools onto the bed.
"You're due for an upgrade."
Hale propped himself against the antique headboard and squinted up at her.
"She returns." He crossed his arms across his bare chest. "You know, I could be naked in here.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“Do you understand any of this?" he said, pointing to the lines and symbols that covered the massive screens.
"Some people understand the value of an education."
Hale stretched and crossed his legs, the settled his arm around Kat's shoulders.
"That's sweet, Kat. Maybe later I'll buy you a university. And an ice cream."
"I'd settle for the ice cream."
"Deal.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“I didn't know there were this many math guys," Hale said as they stepped onto the crowded concourse.
Kat cleared her throat.
"And women," he added. "Math women.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“You know" - Hale's breath was warm against Kat's ear in the chilly ballroom- "I don't know that both of us really have to be here...."
The slide changed. While hundreds of mathematicians waited with baited breath, the boy beside Kat whispered,
"I could go make some calls... check on some things..."
"Play some blackjack?"
"Well, when in Rome..."
"Rome is tomorrow, babe," Kat reminded him.
He nodded. "Right.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“You know you're smarter than all of them, right?" Hale said flatly.
"In fact, if you wanted to PROVE it..."
He glanced at the blackjack tables.
Simon shook his head. "I don't count cards, Hale."
"Don't?" Hale smiled. "Or won't? You know, technically, it's not illegal."
"But it's frowned upon."
Sweat beaded at Simon's brow.
He sounded like someone had just suggested he swim after eating... run with scissors...
"It is SERIOUSLY frowned upon.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“I am most often irritated by those who attack the bishop but somehow fall for the securities analyst--those who exercise their skepticism against religion but not against economists, social scientists, and phony statisticians. Using the confirmation bias, these people will tell you that religion was horrible for mankind by counting deaths from the Inquisition and various religious wars. But they will not show you how many people were killed by nationalism, social science, and political theory under Stalin or during the Vietnam War. Even priests don't go to bishops when they feel ill: their first stop is the doctor's. But we stop by the offices of many pseudoscientists and "experts" without alternative. We no longer believe in papal infallibility; we seem to believe in the infallibility of the Nobel, though....”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

“I expect to die in bed, my successor will die in prison and his successor will die a martyr in the public square. His successor will pick up the shards of a ruined society and slowly help rebuild civilization, as the church has done so often in human history”
― Cardinal Francis George

“Your eyes are still sad," she tells me. "But your whole face lights up when you look at him.”
― Amy Engel, The Revolution of Ivy

“And maybe that's love, too - feeling the other person's hurts like your own.”
― Amy Engel, The Revolution of Ivy

“No one controls who we turn into but us.”
― Amy Engel, The Revolution of Ivy

“I know the days can get long if you don't have a purpose.”
― Amy Engel, The Book of Ivy

“Strange how the sound of a single word can hurt more than a ruined shoulder, cut deeper than a bloody gash.”
― Amy Engel, The Revolution of Ivy

“If your altar is not active, your voice will not be strong”
― Steven Chuks Nwaokeke

“It is near time to speak of Peter – not the saint, but the Bishop of Lewes.  Gethsemane was significant to Peter. He made it significant to others.  There is a house in the South Downs of England, between Berwick and Wilmington, a bishop’s house – a former bishop – where the Garden of Gethsemane was made manifest.”
― Cliff James, Life As A Kite

“We are all born equal until such time as we or a group chooses not to be equal; then I the avatar of vengeance will come for you." - Bishop Kincaid

Taken from From the Paranormal Case Files of Bishop Kincaid, "The Rembrandt Stratagem" by Kellie Austin”
― Kellie Austin, From The Paranormal Case Files of Bishop Kincaid: The Rembrandt Stratagem

“Sometimes I think life twists you back onto the same roads you traveled as a child to teach you a lesson. That lesson being: you didn't know #$%& then, and you don't know #$%& now.”
― Duane Swierczynski, X-Men Times and Life of Lucas Bishop #2

“A pastor without anointing is just a religious professor”
― Steven Chuks Nwaokeke

“You are always a bishop with a ambition and second as a fisher.”
― Deyth Banger

“Our part in life may seem small, but it should bulk large in our thought when we remember that it is helping to complete the plan of the Divine Architect.”
― J. Grant Howard, Balancing Life's Demands: A New Perspective on Priorities

“No other way is possible but agony, but suffering, says god, says Peter's god, says Peter.”
― Cliff James, Life As A Kite

“Power does not simply stop at the locking of a door, even a cell door.”
― Cliff James, Life As A Kite

“Peter didn’t go quietly to his Gethsemane. He refused to drink from the cup that he had forced so many others to drink.”
― Cliff James, Life As A Kite

“Adhering to the fifth commandment, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church (“From its conception, the child has the right to life. Direct abortion, that is, abortion willed as an end or as a means, is a ‘criminal' practice (GS 27 #3), gravely contrary to the moral law, the Church imposes the canonical penalty of excommunication for this crime against human life.” n. 2322), I have always spoken out in my ministry as a Catholic priest and bishop against abortion. (Letter to Stefanno Gennarini)”
― Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo

“I feel bad for you, Nathan. This is some world you'll be raising her in. A world where a few rich sons of bitches take whatever they want, and kill whoever gets in the way.”
― Duane Swierczynski, Cable (2008-2010) #5

“Life is full of tragedies and death. You learn how to deal with those. You learn to cope. But it's impossible to do the same when all you have are questions. They gnaw at you. Dig down deep inside you. And there's only one thing that can keep it from overwhelming you. Faith.”
― Duane Swierczynski, Cable #6

“Would you really rather leave the future to people who can impose their own way simply because they've got power? Or do the X-men continue to stand for something better?!”
― Chris Claremont, X-Treme X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1

“From my experience, you're either ready to adapt and overcome... or you die.”
― Chris Claremont, X-Treme X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1

“Society's rule work, Manoli. What's needed is someone to fairly enforce them.”
― Chris Claremont, X-Treme X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1

“God doesn't care about your seminary degrees or theological pride; He cares about your humility and heart. What's precious to Him is not your Greek or Hebrew knowledge, but your willingness to be taught by the Holy Spirit. He desires a life aligned with His Word, not a puffed-up ego. True biblical knowledge is not just about head knowledge, but about living a life surrendered to God. What God values most is a humble heart, obedient to His will.”
― Shaila Touchton