Krainer Quotes & Sayings

Long reflection on the condition of mankind as people
sentenced to death only leads to the justification of crime. Ivan simultaneously hates the death penalty
(describing an execution, he says furiously: "His head fell, in the name of divine grace") and condones
crime, in principle. Every indulgence is allowed the murderer, none is allowed the executioner. This
contradiction, which Sade swallowed with ease, chokes Ivan Karamazov. — Albert Camus

Those clouds above formed a pattern that looked familiar. Black on white, white on black.
It's the symbol, she realized with a start. The ancient symbol of the Aes Sedai.
Under this sign ... shall he conquer. — Robert Jordan

The purpose of activism and art, or at least of mine, is to make a world in which people are producers of meaning, not consumers, and — Rebecca Solnit

Let it be virtuous to be obstinate. — William Shakespeare

What is it to be a follower of Jesus? What does it mean to imitate Him? What does it mean to walk in His steps? — Charles M. Sheldon

The greatest mistake is to imagine that we never err. — Thomas Carlyle

But the best part - and I say best with utter and unmistakable disgust - is me tearing around the stage screaming, 'No more wire hangers,' while the cast twerks in terror." Finally I'd rendered them mute. They didn't laugh. They didn't snicker. They didn't go for their balls. The cats simply stared in shock. — Robyn Peterman

It is the writer's duty to tell the terrible truth, and it is a reader's civic duty to learn this truth. To turn away, to close one's eyes and walk past is to insult the memory of those who have perished. — Vasily Grossman

Grow it, pick it, and eat it fresh. — Risa Stephanie Bear

It doesn't mean,' she shrugged. 'It just is — Daniel Keyes

We do not know if the stranger at the gate will bring good or evil. We do know we cannot step away from suffering. We face hard decisions that will bring tears to our eyes, but we know in our hearts what is right and what is fair. Winter comes. Listen to your heart, meditate on God's word, and trust in God's mercy. For that comes to us from no stranger. — Beth Camp