Mossdale Quotes & Sayings

The work of a correct and regular writer is a garden accurately formed and diligently planted, varied with shades, and scented with flowers. — Samuel Johnson

If you read 'Lord of the Rings' and dismiss it as a lie because it has orcs and elves, you're missing the whole point of the story. If children don't have to be concerned about strangers because there's no such thing as a Big Bad Wolf dressed like Granny, you're missing the point. — Doug TenNapel

I felt in my bones that this universe does not explain itself. — C.S. Lewis

Feeling threatened can easily lead to feelings of anger and hostility and from there to outright aggressive behavior, driven by deep instincts to protect your position and maintain your sense of things being under control. When things do feel "under control," we might feel content for a moment. But when they go out of control again, or even seem to be getting out of control, our deepest insecurities can erupt. At such times we might even act in ways that are self-destructive and hurtful to others. And we will feel anything but content and at peace within ourselves. — Jon Kabat-Zinn

Living sites are only as good as today's update. If the words are dull, nobody will read them, and nobody will come back. If the words are wrong, people will be misled, disappointed, infuriated. If the words aren't there, people will shake their heads and lament your untimely demise. — Mark Bernstein

[When opposed by leaders of her Council:] I will make you shorter by the head! — Elizabeth I

What if the cloak wasn't magic at all, like the feather in that story Granny used to tell me about the elephant with the big ears? — Wendy Toliver

When we are reflecting on terrorism we can grieve for many things we do and have done. — Mary Douglas