John Beverley Nichols Quotes & Sayings

As a commentary to the above statement in the Introduction to The Jesus Quest, we point out that contextualizers are not "limited" inerrantists (though The Jesus Quest does not say they are) but are unlimited inerrantists. The issue for them is not what subjects the Bible speaks to, but instead how it speaks to those subjects. — James Patrick Holding

First it was necessary to civilize man in relation to man. Now it is necessary to civilize man in relation to nature and the animals. — Victor Hugo

The ride back to Kathmandu was comfortable and relaxing. There were more overturned trucks (the gas-powered ones seem to tip the most often, I'm surprised there weren't more explosions), goats being herded across the highway by ancient women, children playing games in traffic, private cars and buses alike pulling over in the most inconvenient places for a picnic or public bath, and best of all the suicidal overtaking maneuvers (or what we would call 'passing') by our bus and others while going downhill at incredible speeds or around hairpin turns uphill with absolutely no power left to actually get around the other vehicle. — Jennifer S. Alderson

I never understood why Clark Kent was so hell bent on keeping Lois Lane in the dark. — Audrey Niffenegger

The Unexpected Gift
Torn asunder from her slumber
in the hour of half past three
The child knew the tyrannical regime
and followed instinctively.
-(slice from Enigmatic Evolution) — Muse

We couldn't be sure of anything except the power of love ... and we are under no requirement to believe in a particular source of that love as long as we could keep giving and receiving some in our own lives. — Elizabeth Kostova