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As his flesh touched my spirit, the feeling of falling turned into a feeling of flying. I was soaring through time toward him. — Laura Whitcomb

Think of agriculture as something the grasses did to people to conquer the trees. — Michael Pollan

I'm a nonperson, a shadow, a ghost. Even before the accident I'm not sure that I was a whole person - that's what I'm realizing now. And I'm not sure where the damage begins. — Lauren Oliver

Most conducive to creating the requisite distance for imagination to take hold — Anonymous

Learning philosophy is learning a particular kind of intuitive understanding. — Iris Murdoch

What does the universe want from us? It wants us to be alive. It wants us to fully partake in life. The universe thrives on the music we create. — Ruben Papian

Because of the nature of monthly comics and deadline, I pretty much have to work on whatever's on fire, I'm afraid. — Kelly Sue DeConnick

I would never want to do something just for the sake of being independent or for the sake of doing big films. I'm always surprised by the material I'm attracted to. And that's how I like it. I like to be surprised. — Alice Englert

It's amazing how things could change so quickly, in the blink of an eye. Maybe more miracles awaited on the horizon. — Bryan Davis

Madness. I did not get myself born to die. I have better things to do. — Tanith Lee

Let's go." Jamie's hand was firm on my arm, and I made no protest. Following Jared, guarded by the sailors, we stole away from the quay, surreptitious as though we had started the fire. — Diana Gabaldon

In reverent pauses, when we slow down and think about the gift of life, we may briefly touch humility. — Bryant McGill

Imagine now a different scene. Aaron and the Israelites are patiently and faithfully waiting for Moses to return. Finally, they see him coming down. But rather than tablets of stone, he carries the golden calf. And then they hear him speak: "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt" (Exod. 32:4). The prophet himself would have now engaged in idolatric substitution. He ascended the mountain to meet with God, but he has returned with an idol. Impossible? It happens every day, and to the best of ordinary prophets, even if it does not happen in such a crass way: the prophets may carry down from the mountain the tablets of stone, but at least some of the writing on them can be traced to the golden calf rather than to the true God of Israel. — Miroslav Volf