Epicene Quotes & Sayings

He assured me that God didn't make cancer because cancer is not good, and he cautioned me not to blame God for something He didn't make. — Ron Hall

Confidence is not some nonphysical quality snatched from the spiritual dimension and installed in the mind. It is the feeling that arises when the body's knowledge of itself is in harmony with a person's dreams. — Matt Fitzgerald

All a starred review amounts to is an expression of brand loyalty, an assertion of personal preference for one brand of literature above another. It is as hopelessly beside the point as giving four stars to your mother, three stars to your childhood, or two stars to your cat. — Eleanor Catton

We make a god out of whatever we find most joy in. So find your joy in God and be done with all idolatry. — John Piper

I actually think that 'States of Union' will be a lifelong endeavor for me. It won't take up all my energy as it has in recent years, but I imagine that I will always continue to add to the body of work - the project of documentation will never be entirely complete. — Alix Smith

He was a God who observed without intervening in this hell he created"
-Carlisle — David Morrell

He was entrancing, with that epicene beauty which in extreme youth sings aloud for love and withers at the first cold wind. — Evelyn Waugh

Choosers will be beggars if the begging's not their choosing. — Garth Nix

Your eyes,' Asha grunted as he looked at him briefly. 'Turn them off.' He clicked his fingers and Blitzen's eyes blinked and when they opened only the whites of his eyes were visible, all he could see was darkness. — Keisha Keenleyside

The process of spotting fear and refusing to obey it is the source of all true empowerment. — Martha Beck

I never wanted to be Marilyn - it just happened. Marilyn's like a veil I wear over Norma Jeane. — Marilyn Monroe

The idea that I was building a library to bequeath to the next generation is one of the greatest fallacies of my life. — Linda Grant

What you have to realize when you write poetry, or if you love poetry, is that poetry is just naturally the greatest god damn thing that ever was in the whole universe — James Dickey

There is something remarkable about each one of us. Seize the opportunity to look within and rediscover yourself. — Roopleen

Perhaps writing a story or a novel was not something that should be done for money, or to win praise, but for the sheer sensual pleasure of it. I liked that idea. It made me want to write lots of stories, to give myself that pleasure. — Vanessa Wu