Barry Mann

“Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the Apostles’ hands, he offered them money, saying, ‘Give me also this power, that any one on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.’ But Peter said to him, ‘May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!”
― Robert Harris, Conclave

“love has nothing to do with what you’re looking at, and everything to do with who’s looking.”
― Jodi Picoult, Small Great Things

“Need was a warehouse that could accommodate a considerable amount of cruelty.”
― Arundhati Roy, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

“Even given the advantage of a surprise attack, it was vain to believe that a few hundred men fighting against thousands would lead to anything but annihilation.”
― Dan Jones, The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors