“She say, Celie, tell the truth, have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for him to show. Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me. And I think all the other folks did too. They come to church to share God, not find God.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“There's always a reason for wanting to get out of life—the wonder is that we find so many for staying in!”
― Tales of Men and Ghosts
― Tales of Men and Ghosts
“The more you get to know someone, the more there is to dislike. If you get to know them well enough, you hate them.”
― Only Forward: A Mind-Bending Cyberpunk Mystery About a Private Investigator in a Surreal World
― Only Forward: A Mind-Bending Cyberpunk Mystery About a Private Investigator in a Surreal World
“minnows who go to a whale to learn how to grow bigger are likely to be swallowed in the process.”
― Tales of Men and Ghosts
― Tales of Men and Ghosts
“I suppose a cry does us all good at times—clears the air as other rain does.”
― Dracula
― Dracula
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