“If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
“You say you cannot love God; but it strikes me that if you rightly consider who and what He is, you cannot help it. He is your father, your best friend: every blessing, everything good, pleasant, or useful, comes from Him; and everything evil, everything you have reason to hate, to shun, or to fear, comes from Satan- HIS enemy as well as ours. And for this cause was God manifest in the flesh, that He might destroy the works of the Devil: in one word, God is love; and the more of love we have within us, the nearer we are to Him and the more of His spirit we possess.”
― Agnes Grey
― Agnes Grey
“I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am.”
― All the Pretty Horses
― All the Pretty Horses
“The road must eventually lead to the whole world.”
― On the Road
― On the Road
“The combination to be on guard for is young and bored, or young and resentful. You can spot them at social gatherings, the grad students or interns who tell you about syndromes, conditions, deviances, and disorders, and they love, love, love to talk. They speak in half-sentences with a knowing smile-squint, watch you falter at the pause, and then keep talking.”
― The Contortionist's Handbook
― The Contortionist's Handbook
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