Monasticism In The Middle Ages Quotes & Sayings

Children, when they are little, they make parents fools; when great, mad. — John Ray

War is always a failure. It means we've failed in diplomacy and we've failed in talking to one another. — Martin Firrell

Donna learned quickly that there's no point in beating yourself up when you screw up or fail to follow through. Guilt trips and self-criticism don't motivate you to make meaningful changes; they just keep you stuck, dwelling on the past. So after each relapse, Donna came back to the basic ACT formula: A = Accept your thoughts and feelings and be present. C = Connect with your values. T = Take effective action. — Russ Harris

Cliare: "You know what? I need you right now."
Shane:"Now?"
Claire: "Right now."
Shane: "Oh, that's so exactly what I was going to say." *dropping C. to the bed.*
Claire: "Jinxies — Rachel Caine

Once you dive into the battlefield . . . there is only fighting with all your heart, toe-to-toe with whosoever your opponent might be. — Reki Kawahara

And watch your tongue. I happen to be partial to humans - most, anyway. Clowns, not so much. Those evil bastards never stop smiling."
Niccolo didn't know what these "clowns" were, but he made a mental not to stay away if he ever encountered one. Sounded unpleasant. — Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

Once learned, the ability to disagree with a smile pays valuable dividends for a lifetime. — Terry Rossio

I never knew, not then, not now, whether Cassie thought she had hung up, or whether she wanted to hurt me, or whether she wanted to give me one last gift, one last night listening to her breathe. — Tana French

This boy was so far out of my league it was embarrassing. I found myself staring at him, trying to find some minute flaw that might justify dragging him back to my level. Finding nothing, I decided that having a dimple on only one cheek was practically a deformity. — G.J. Walker-Smith

Love alone is worthless. It cannot sustain a relationship ... any relationship — Alice Walsh

I don't want to be famous famous. I'm happy on the second tier, where I have autonomy on a professional level but I can still go out to the movies without being recognized. — Gabrielle Reece

Seek to get to the heart of the matter, because regardless of how hard it has become, everyone still breathing has one. — Hope D. Blackwell

Order seems to come from searching for disorder, and awkwardness from searching for harmony or likeness, or the following of a system. The truest order is what you already find there, or that will be given if you don't try for it. When you arrange, you fail. — Fairfield Porter