Mettes Effingham Quotes & Sayings

I almost always write everything the way it comes out, except I tend much more to take things out rather than put things in. It's out of a desire to really show what's going on at all times, how things smell and look, as well as from the knowledge that I don't want to push things too quickly through to climax; if I do, it won't mean anything. Everything has to be earned, and it takes a lot of work to earn. — Peter Straub

She who saves a single soul, saves the universe. — Lewis Carroll

Here in this ocean, in the midst of all this water, with the red flags on those distant buoys flapping in the sea breeze, I find myself unable to treat our house in Tokyo as anything but a dream. — Banana Yoshimoto

Remember these two things: play hard and have fun. — Tony Gwynn

My concern is that somebody would make a decision against Christianity because of Mr. Trump's behavior. — Max Lucado

Life isn't kind, and we rarely get what we want out of it. We do the best we can, and we keep putting one foot in front of the other. — Katherine Allred

The LORD bless you and keep you;
the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;
the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace ~ Numbers 6:24-25 — Anonymous

We cannot discover the source of our natural life through common sense and reasoning, and Jesus is teaching here that growth in our spiritual life comes not from focusing directly on it, but from concentrating on our Father in heaven. Our heavenly Father knows our circumstances, and if we will stay focused on Him, instead of our circumstances, we will grow spiritually - just as the lilies of the field. — Oswald Chambers

Young men need to be kept away from guns, bombs, women, cars, hard alcohol and heavy machinery. — Dave Eggers

In order to handle my emotional pain I talk to friends about it, I write, I breathe, and most of all, I put it in perspective. — Lisa Loeb

The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril. — Xenophon

I'd forgotten I'd done the anime called Spirited Away, the English version of a Japanese film. — David Ogden Stiers