Fenixbird SandS

“To mix metaphors, with the covenant of Noah the paramedic successfully reaches the fallen climber; with the covenant of Abraham triage is done and the climber is lowered down the cliff; with the covenants of Moses and David the airlift is accomplished and surgery begins; with the covenant of Jesus the surgery is successful and the vigil begins—will our rescued climber endure to the end?”
― Sandra L. Richter, The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament

“Maddox knew the importance of appearing confident. Never let them see you sweat. That intimidated opponents and bolstered allies. Right about now, his crew needed all the encouragement they could get. Lieutenant”
― Vaughn Heppner, The Lost Starship

“He had an instinct for mischief in his head, just as some people have a way with numbers or a clear sense of direction.”
― Stephen King, The Eyes of the Dragon

“the thirteenth-century mystic Jelaluddin Rumi, reject orthodoxy of any kind: I hold to no religion or creed, am neither Eastern nor Western, Muslim or infidel, Zoroastrian, Christian, Jew or Gentile. I come from neither land nor sea, am not related to those above or below, was not born nearby or far away, do not live either in Paradise or on this Earth, claim descent not from Adam and Eve or the Angels above. I transcend body and soul. My home is beyond place and name. It is with the beloved, in a space beyond space.”
― Stephen Kinzer, All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror