Hieromonk Seraphim Quotes & Sayings

I rejoice in what I have, and don't fret for what I haven't, — Leo Tolstoy

Nevertheless, it bothered Vimes, even though he'd got really good at the noises and would go up against any man in his rendition of the HRUUUGH! But is this a book for a city kid? When would he ever hear these noises? In the city, the only sound those animals would make was "sizzle." But the nursery was full of the conspiracy with bah-lambs and teddy bears and fluffy ducklings everywhere he looked.
One evening, after a trying day, he'd tried the Vimes street version:
Where's my daddy?
Is that my daddy?
He goes "Bugrit! Millennium hand and shrimp!"
He is Foul Ol' Ron!
No, that's not my daddy!
It had been going really well when Vimes heard a meaningful little cough from the doorway, wherein stood Sybil. Next day, Young Sam, with a child's unerring instinct for this sort of thing, said "Buglit!" to Purity. And that, although Sybil never raised the subject even when they were alone, was that. From then on Sam stuck rigidly to the authorized version. — Terry Pratchett

God is in all creatures, even in the smallest flowers. — Martin Luther

Can't you nudge her into submission? (Taryn)
Are you kidding? As stubborn as she is? I'd fry my brain trying. (Sphinx) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

Do actions agree with words? There's your measure of reliability. Never confine yourself to the words. — Frank Herbert

Some of the worst things are done with the best intentions, Petra," August said. "You shouldn't have done this to me. — Kris Noel

I have very positive memories of reading biographies of unusual Americans as a child. — Chris Van Allsburg

Politics is not my life. I have a career in radio and another career in film. — Jesse Ventura

Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make it so, right in the middle of it we die, lose a leg, fall in love, or drop a jar of applesauce. — Natalie Goldberg

Custom is often only the antiquity of error. — Cyprian

People are like that sometimes. They don't want to think about the consequences. And why should they? They're having fun. Sometimes they don't even realise somebody's in trouble until it's too late. — Beth Reekles

The problem with resolutions is they're only as solid as the person making them. — Ellen Hopkins

You talk to the farmers, the ranchers, our small community bankers, and boy, one of the No. 1 issues is the regulations coming out of Washington. — Steve Daines

People like Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Marlene Dietrich and Sammy Davis Jr. all walked me down this path of entertainment. — Dionne Warwick