Literary Ridicule Quotes & Sayings

O believer, for despite the whisperings of Satan and the doubtings of your own heart - you are greatly loved! — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Too many instances there are of daring men, who by presuming to sound the deep things of religion, have cavilled and argued themselves out of all religion. — Thomas A Kempis

In the old days of literature, only the very thick-skinned - or the very brilliant - dared enter the arena of literary criticism. To criticise a person's work required equal measures of erudition and wit, and inferior critics were often the butt of satire and ridicule. — Joanne Harris

I am not important. If I take a break, no one dies. And this is A Good Thing. — Helen Russell

I think there's a ton of fear in the perception of romance in part because there's something very realistic in great romance - namely, that women have the right to demand relationships that are based on equality and honesty and trust and, yes, a great sex life. — Sarah MacLean

When people drink, they talk, and talk is dangerous! — August Strindberg

The true path of life leads through the narrow valley of grandeur. — Kristian Goldmund Aumann

To me, climbing is like eating or drinking. I have to do it; it's part of my life. — Alain Robert

She felt as if she was standing at the edge of an abyss, but she was in no way counting on God to rescue her. On the contrary. I don't believe in any of it. Not anymore. — Lene Kaaberbol

Every soul is engaged in a great work-the labor of personal liberation from the state of ignorance. The world is a great prison; its bars are the Unknown. And each is a prisoner until, at last, he earns the right to tear these bars from their moldering sockets, and pass, illuminated and inspired into the darkness, which becomes lighted by that presence — Manly P. Hall

God answers faith-filled complaints with grace, with character development, with power to persevere, and with a long-term plan that makes all things turn out right in the end. — Greg Pruett

Allow yourself to fall. I'll catch you. — J.A. Saare

Negative emotions will challenge your grit every step of the way. While it's impossible not to feel your emotions, it's completely under your power to manage them effectively and to keep yourself in a position of control. When you let your emotions overtake your ability to think clearly, it's easy to lose your resolve. — Travis Bradberry

When a woman reads a romance novel, she is putting her own pleasure first. That small act of rebellion is perceived as a threat to the status quo. It's also why this eternally popular and profitable genre has been scorned, ridiculed and dismissed. — Maya Rodale

An infinite God ought to be able to protect himself, without going in partnership with state legislatures. Certainly he ought not so to act that laws become necessary to keep him from being laughed at. No one thinks of protecting Shakespeare from ridicule, by the threat of fine and imprisonment. It strikes me that God might write a book that would not necessarily excite the laughter of his children. In fact, I think it would be safe to say that a real God could produce a work that would excite the admiration of mankind. Surely politicians could be better employed than in passing laws to protect the literary reputation of the Jewish God. — Robert G. Ingersoll

Whoever hath a seed time of grace pass over his soul, shall have his harvest time also of joy. — William Gurnall

"The River" [song] is also, yes, very metaphorical. Rivers are cleansing. As long as human beings have been on the Earth we've used rivers to cleanse ourselves. And, for me, the lyrics "something in the river," I think is - well, the river is a metaphor for where I was at the time. — Ladyhawke

Good hips. Breed like cow, strong like bull, dumb like ox. Hitch to plow when horse dies. — Mercedes Lackey