Milbrandt Quotes & Sayings

Ganix didn't need to make friends. Everyone was a friend! — C.J. Milbrandt

On closer inspection, the hero status accorded to Abraham, Moses and David in the Old Testament (and echoed in the New Testament) is rooted not in their moral perfection but in their uncompromising dedication to the cause of Yahweh and their rugged trust in the promises of God rather than lapsing into the idolatry of many of their contemporaries. — Paul Copan

You know, I don't think your brother dislikes you as much as you think. After all, he gave up a kingdom to stay with his family. — C.J. Milbrandt

Every day, they gave him new reasons to smile, laugh, worry, and wonder. — C.J. Milbrandt

There is nothing better on a cold wintry day than a properly made pot pie. — Craig Claiborne

Successful argument is a communication between the acknowledged authority of both parties to the argument. — Gerry Spence

Do you mean that Zane is some kind of bird magnet? — C.J. Milbrandt

Zane sighed. Jovan and Mother were just the same. "Maybe later" meant no. — C.J. Milbrandt

With a slow wink, he set the book in Tamaqua's hands. "One of my favorites. — C.J. Milbrandt

My views of what is missionary duty are not so contracted as those whose ideal is a dumpy sort of man with a Bible under his arm," Livingstone explained. "I have labored in bricks and mortar, at the forge and at the carpenter's bench, as well as in preaching and medical practice. I feel that I am 'not my own.' I am serving Christ when shooting a buffalo for my men, or taking an astronomical observation. — Jay Milbrandt

To destroy a standing crop goes against the soundest instincts of human nature. — Henry Cantwell Wallace

Zane was pretty sure that worries and bossing were related, like a pair of old aunties. — C.J. Milbrandt

They were daughters of the sky. Luck belonged to them - never bad, often good, sometimes hard. — C.J. Milbrandt

Let your boys test their wings. They may not be eagles, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't soar free. — C.J. Milbrandt

Have a little faith in your sons. This journey will be the making of them. — C.J. Milbrandt

The smaller girl hid her eyes with her hands, and Ewan smiled. Did she think that would make her invisible? — C.J. Milbrandt

They say that to live in the Wilds, you have to be half-wild yourself. Or at least very brave. And Zane is both. — C.J. Milbrandt

I'd like to take you to dinner tonight."
Oh." I say, surprise. "Um, I -"
"Evie, it's a yes or yes question. — Mia Sheridan

Anyone can be tolerant of those who are tolerant. — Terry Eagleton

Your name isn't Sniffles?" Ewan pretended to be surprised. — C.J. Milbrandt

Don't worry, Miss Brielle. To be honest, the ones with a little bit of crazy have always been my favorite. — C.J. Milbrandt

I soaked my soul in Rock and Roll — Stuart Blythe

Alan Greenspan is unskilled; you don't take the unskilled seriously. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Nice try, mister, but being cute won't save you. — C.J. Milbrandt

Oh. Sure. It makes perfect sense. Zane is a wolf because his father is an eagle. — C.J. Milbrandt

What marriage is for: It is a way for two spiritual friends to help each other on their journey to become the persons God designed them to be. — Timothy Keller

We'll make the trip a race, and I'll get there first. — C.J. Milbrandt

The U.S.-China relationship, of course, has elements of both cooperation and competition. — Thomas E. Donilon

Face it, friends. For this journey, roads are optional. — C.J. Milbrandt

I saw what the Depression was doing to my students. Often they could get no jobs, or jobs which were wholly inadequate. And through them, I began to understand how deeply political and economic events could affect men's lives. I began to feel the need to participate more fully in the life of the community. — J. Robert Oppenheimer

Nightmares and secrets. Ewan wished he knew what had happened to these girls before he found them. — C.J. Milbrandt

Freydolf worried that the stone might have been [stolen], but he finally found it safe and sound in one of the many drawers that were better for losing things than organizing them. — C.J. Milbrandt

Yes, so if God can have two tries, why not us? Or three or three hundred tries. — Jandy Nelson