Libanius Orations Quotes & Sayings

Death had to precede resurrection, for there could be no resurrection without it. A secret and unwitnessed death would have left the resurrection without any proof or evidence to support it. Again, why should He die a secret death, when He proclaimed the fact of His rising openly? Why should He drive out evil spirits and heal the man blind from birth and change water into wine, all publicly, in order to convince men that He was the Word, and not also declare publicly that incorruptibility of His mortal body, so that He might Himself be believed to be the Life? — Athanasius Of Alexandria

The beanstalk felt like sandpaper". — Sarah Beth Durst

I love the way you work out," I whisper. "I love the way you work me. — Katy Evans

If you had told Sycorax that her son Caliban was as handsome as Apollo, she would have been pleased, witch as she was. — William Makepeace Thackeray

I personally don't live a nihilistic life, I don't have any use for it. — Tommy Lee Jones

Gold is unique because it has the age-old aspect of being viewed as a store of value. Nevertheless, it's still a commodity and has no tangible value, and so I would say that gold is a speculation. But because of my fear about the potential debasing of paper money and about paper money not being a store of value, I want some exposure to gold. — Seth Klarman

Lines of light ran up towering structures, fading into the stars. The world felt vast, as if anything could get lost in it. — Cory Michael Sheldon

And the Angelfucker makes his move. — Sylvain Reynard

A lone walker is both present and detached, more than an audience but less than a participant. Walking assuages or legitimizes this alienation. — Rebecca Solnit

Were you BORN inhuman or did you grow so by degrees?! MS, MD, PHD? — Lois McMaster Bujold