Hannelie Coetzee Quotes & Sayings

But Arin saw Kestrel as she had been last night before the ball. How her hair had been a spill of low light over his palms. He had threaded desire into the braids, had wanted her to sense it even as he dreaded that she would. He had met her eyes in the mirror and didn't know, couldn't tell, her feelings. He only knew the fire of his own. — Marie Rutkoski

It is indeed remarkable that the nature of our dealings with our fellowmen will determine, in large measure, our status in the kingdom of heaven ... We may attend to rites and rituals and yet overlook the weightier matters such as brotherly kindness, honesty, mercy, virtue, and integrity. Let us never forget that if we omit them from our lives we may be found unworthy to come into His presence. — Mark E. Petersen

It would have been so perfectly ironic if I had been killed by the dog, because I was petting a dog who was not used to being pet, because I think I'm some kind of dog whisperer, and I think I can make any dog love me. — Pam Houston

I believe that each work of art, whether it is a work of great genius, or something very small, comes to the artist and says, "Here I am. Enflesh me. Give birth to me." — Madeleine L'Engle

If you have a major disaster involving hundreds of thousands, or in this case millions of people, whether it be a natural disaster or an act of terrorism, the first 72 hours are going to be totally chaotic no matter what you plan to do. — Warren Rudman

I'm learning to hate the sound of my own voice. — Jonathan Lethem

Does anyone remember laughter? — Robert Plant

Tediousness is the most fatal of all faults. — Samuel Johnson

Children don't need beating. They need love and encouragement. They need fathers to whom they can look with respect rather than fear. Above all, they need example. — Gordon B. Hinckley

Women love the lie that saves their pride, but never an unflattering truth. — Gertrude Atherton

It does not merely indicate something about her behavior, but about her desires. She is not reward motivated. Yet she is extremely good at directing her thoughts and actions toward her goals. This explains both her tendency toward harmful-but-selfless behavior — Veronica Roth

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax. — Arthur Schopenhauer

The deepest need of my soul isn't a personal organizer or an empty inbox. The deepest need of my soul is Christ. — Emily P. Freeman