Frankenstein Biblical Allusions Quotes & Sayings

I paced while he slept, ricocheting like a dove skidding the lonely confines of a Joseph Cornell box. — Patti Smith

In the 1954 Internal Revenue Code, a Republican Congress changed forty-year, straight-line depreciation for buildings to permit 'accelerated depreciation' of greenfield income-producing property in seven years. By enabling owners to depreciate or write off the value of a building in such a short time, the law created a gigantic hidden subsidy for the developers of cheap new commercial buildings located on strips. Accelerated depreciation not only encouraged poor construction, it also discouraged maintenance ... After time, the result was abandonment. — Dolores Hayden

You will never find the real truth among people that are insecure or have egos to protect. Truth over time becomes either guarded or twisted as their perspective changes; it changes with the seasons of their shame, love, hope or pride. — Shannon L. Alder

I have learned from the first Olympics, of course. When I went to my first Olympic Games, I experienced all of the pressure and was able to win the gold medal. I try not to feel the pressure, and I try not to be nervous when I am on the ice and when I compete. — Kim Yuna

Suddenly Kira knew that although her door was unlocked, she was not really free. — Lois Lowry

When you stop hoping you start settling. — Valorie Burton

Cake for later, cake as a way of life. — Laini Taylor

As the sun broke through the mist a mirage appeared, which took up about half of the line of cavalry, and thenceforth for a little distance it marched, equally plain to the sight on the earth and in the sky. The future of the heroic band, whose days were even then numbered, seemed to be revealed, and already there seemed a premonition in the supernatural translation as their forms were reflected from the opaque mist of the early dawn. — Elizabeth B. Custer

I got this Jesus tattoo on my wrist when I was 18 because I know that it's always going to be a part of me. When I'm playing, it's staring right back at me, saying, 'Remember where you came from.' — Katy Perry

Localisation stands, at best, at the limits of practical possibility, but it has the decisive argument in its favour that there will be no alternative. — David Fleming

Love is felt beyond words and touch. Love is energy. — Lisa Genova

My task was simply to bear witness to the Christ who was already there. We all do this when we listen for the feelings behind the words, sit with others, offer a touch of the hand or a hug, and love them as Christ loves them. That is the ministry of presence - to re-flect the presence of Christ who always goes before us. — Joe E. Pennel Jr.

Sadness can find you anywhere, anytime, so you better have fun when you can. — Rebecca Wells

The team always sold programs for a buck at the games. Inside were the stats on each Rattler. There was also a roster of the visiting team, but they didn't include their stats. I guess the general consensus was: Who cares? They're not our guys. Ragland was pretty loyal to its team. — Rachel Hawthorne