Linfame Quotes & Sayings

Very rare, the intelligence of the heart. The intelligence of the whimsical brain is less rare, less attaching, sometimes tedious. — Storm Jameson

No religion has a separate God showering grace only on those who profess to abide by that faith. — Sathya Sai Baba

DON Luigi Giussani used to quote this example from Bruce Marshall's novel To Every Man a Penny. The protagonist of the novel, the abbot Father Gaston, needs to hear the confession of a young German soldier whom the French partisans are about to sentence to death. The soldier confesses his love of women and the numerous amorous adventures he has had. The young priest explains that he has to repent to obtain forgiveness and absolution. The soldier answers, "How can I repent? It was something that I enjoyed, and if I had the chance I would do it again, even now. How can I repent?" Father Gaston, who wants to absolve the man who has been marked by destiny and who's about to die, has a stroke of inspiration and asks, "But are you sorry that you are not sorry?" The young man answers impulsively, "Yes, I am sorry that I am not sorry." In other words, he apologizes for not repenting. The door was opened just a crack, allowing absolution to come in ... . — Pope Francis

Behold how each of your virtues is covetous of the highest place; each wants your whole spirit to be her herald, it wants your whole power, in wrath, hatred, and love. — Friedrich Nietzsche

He looks at me for a long moment. "You're not the type of woman who gives up easily, are you?" I
can't tell if he admires this trait or sees it as a sign of deteriorating mental health. — Eileen Cook

Like other ghosts, she whispers; not for me to join her, but so that, when I'm close enough, she can push me back into the world. — Anne Michaels

The end of their passion consists of loving uselessly at the moment when it is pointless. — Albert Camus

Torn between the impulse to stroke his head, and the urge to cave it in with a rock, I did neither. — Diana Gabaldon

Those who think they know me are simply lacking in information. — Michel Houellebecq

Once we learn to control our mind,
It becomes easy to control our life. — Sudesh Abrol

Let's live to believe leaving all lies behind — Munia Khan