Chrematistique Quotes & Sayings

To die in agony upon a cross Does not create a martyr; he must first Will his own execution. — Henrik Ibsen

Truths are more than imagination; they are real. Yet their origin is a thought in the mind of God. — Paramahansa Yogananda

History - the lamp which illumines national character ... — Lawrence Durrell

Indifference towards those in need is not acceptable for a Christian. — Pope Francis

Jesus walked on water, so maybe he makes aquifers, too. — Paolo Bacigalupi

I don't suffer from a mental illness, I live with it. — David Feherty

I am really and truly frightened by the collapse of support for the Republican Party by the young and the educated. — David Frum

Maybe all wondrous books appear in our lives the way Milo's tollbooth appears, an inexplicable gift, cast up by some curious chance that comes to feel, after we have finished and fallen in love with the book, like the workings of a secret purpose. Of all the enchantments of beloved books the most mysterious-the most phantasmal-is the way they always seem to come our way precisely when we need them. — Michael Chabon

There was a time you saw me once, one afternoon, in the dormitories. There was no one else around, and I was playing this tape, this music. I was sort of dancing with my eyes closed and you saw me.'
' ... yes, I remember that occasion. I still think about it from time to time.'
'That's funny, so do I. — Kazuo Ishiguro

Well, normally we don't think all that hard about titles. — Robert Forster

Virginity can be lost by a thought. — St. Jerome