Devinsky Nyu Quotes & Sayings

The tone of every book is slightly different; there's a music that each has that is distinct from all the others. — Paul Auster

When you come to the end of yourself, you are at that exact moment in the kind of place where you can fully experience the God who is for you. — Rob Bell

In the matter of dress one should always keep below one's ability. — Baron De Montesquieu

Being shelled is the main work of an infantry soldier, which no one talks about. Everyone has his own way of going about it. In general, it means lying face down and contracting your body into as small a space as possible. — Louis Simpson

The Greek word for abide used in John 8:31-32 and John 15:4-5 is the same word that's used for living in a house. The idea is that we don't just visit the Word for 10 minutes a day. We live in the Word. Meditate on it. Chew on it as we walk through the day. — Barb Raveling

What is debt anyway? A debt is just the perversion of a promise. It is a promise corrupted by both math and violence. — David Graeber

Look, I'm not going to have sex with him just so he'll say that he loves me, you know?
... That isn't why I was planning to have sex with Rob - to hear the words, I mean. I just wanted to get it over with. I think. Actually, I'm not sure why it seemed so important. — Lauren Oliver

Maybe I should off myself right now and come join you."
Cordy frowned. "Why?"
"Well," said Lex, "it's no picnic over here in the land of the living. The whole town hates me, Mom and Dad probably despise me, there's an angry, murderous bitch tearing up the country, I've got your death to avenge and no one's offering ME any hard candy. — Gina Damico

Guilt is tricky because we confuse it with caring ... It's the next best thing to being there. — Ellyn Stern

I like how Mother Teresa put it: "Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile." If you approach life this way, always looking for ways to build instead of to tear down, you'll be amazed at how much happiness you can give to others and find for yourself — Sean Covey

He thought that I was helpless, because he saw me lonely and poor; but are not the armies of Heaven for the like of me? — Elizabeth Gaskell

Sometimes, as an actor, you're so deeply immersed in a part that you lose control of it. If you're really lucky, a few times in your life it'll take you somewhere you never expected to go. It really blows the top off your understanding of your craft. — Mark Ruffalo