Abridged Def Quotes & Sayings

We all see the same thing, but interpretive it differently. — Sukant Ratnakar

With a story, as with a well-chosen gift, we're happiest when surprised by something we didn't know we wanted. — David Mitchell

The only lasting truth is change. God is change. — Octavia Butler

When the honest, sincere Christian is faced with the decision regarding whether a thing is right or wrong, he should ask, does it agree with all that the Scripture has to say on the subject? — Curtis Hutson

His expression was infused with lust and adoration as he lowered his head to kiss her throat, his tongue venturing into the little spaces between the diamonds and round opals. "Why can't you see yourself as I see you?"
-Jack to Amanda — Lisa Kleypas

Just as there exists in writing a literal truth and a poetic truth, there also exists in a human being a literal anatomy and a poetic anatomy. One, you can see; one, you cannot. One is made of bones and teeth and flesh; the other is made of energy and memory and faith. But they are both equally true. — Elizabeth Gilbert