Jrwardbdb Quotes & Sayings

Human stories are practically always about one thing, really, aren't they? Death. The inevitability of death ...
... (quoting an obituary) 'There is no such thing as a natural death. Nothing that ever happens to man is natural, since his presence calls the whole world into question. All men must die, but for every man his death is an accident, and even if he knows it he would sense to it an unjustifiable violation.' Well, you may agree with the words or not, but those are the key spring of The Lord Of The Rings — J.R.R. Tolkien

The world of fundamental religion does not recognize even the slightest variation in meaning should this meaning fall outside its own definition of truth. — Susan Griffin

I knew then that death could stop
a lot of things, but it could never cut the bond of friendship. — Jennifer L. Armentrout

Fine." I poured one more shot for her, then screwed the lid on the bottle. "But that's it. I'm not putting my life in the hands of a bunch of drunks. — Rachel Vincent

God can take anything we have, as long as we give Him the glory for it. He can develop it and make it acceptable in music for the people. — Andrae Crouch

Despite his crimped shirts and flowing mane (or perhaps because of them) I had seen no evidence as yet that Nathaniel even knew what a girl was. If he'd ever met one, chances are they'd both have run screaming in opposite directions. — Jonathan Stroud

Take this fucking thing off me!" he demanded.
"Good morning to you too, Nick," Damian said mildly. He unlocked the door without haste and went to his office, Nick dogging his every footstep.
"Did you
?"
"I didn't touch it or myself. Take it off right now!" Nick said angrily.
Damian sat down and motioned Nick closer. "We're going to have to have a talk about topping from the bottom. I don't allow that, pet. — Catt Ford

Why do we want other people to like us, even if we don't really care about them all that much? — Margaret Atwood