Fabritius The Goldfinch Quotes & Sayings

It is a doctrine, as I believe, taught us in Holy Writ, that when a man is saved by divine grace, he is not wholly cleansed from the corruption of his heart. When we believe in Jesus Christ all our sins are pardoned; yet the power of sin, albeit that it is weakened and kept under by the dominion of the new-born nature which God doth infuse into our souls, doth not cease, but still tarrieth in us, and will do so to our dying day. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

You try so hard to shield me, and protect me, and really, there is no need, you try so hard to hide what you want, how you feel, and of course you can't. — Susan Hill

I believe in marriage and fidelity. — Gloria Vanderbilt

The Universal Declaration ... as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations ... it not only crystallizes the political thought of our times on these matters, but it has also influenced the thinking of legislators all over the world. — Dag Hammarskjold

furnished, but by no means decorated, — Henry James

If you ain't first, you're last! — Will Ferrell

Sorry," I muttered. "Just because you're an asshole doesn't mean I have to be a bitch. — Jenna Black