Ortlund Books Quotes & Sayings

The laws do not take upon them to punish any other than overt acts. — Baron De Montesquieu

Why do we write fiction? Professor Piper asked.
Cath looked down at her notebook.
To disappear. — Rainbow Rowell

The patience of the American public with dilatory diplomatic delays will be very limited. — Tom Lantos

A vacation spot out of season always has a very special magic. — Max Von Sydow

But sometimes it doesn't matter whether someone is right or wrong. Sometimes you just have to love them when they need you. — Laurel Snyder

Every gift requires two freedoms: the giver's and the receiver's. — Peter Kreeft

Information networks straddle the world. Nothing remains concealed. But the sheer volume of information dissolves the information. We are unable to take it all in. — Gunter Grass

Any era that is dominated by the love of money only, has a rotten core within it and must perish — Marie Corelli

People who wear only ready-made clothes are apt to doubt the very existence of tailors; and this pair, enthralled though they were by ready-made tragedies, had no way of knowing that there were people who had their tragedies made to order. Etsuko was, as ever, written in an alphabet they couldn't read. — Yukio Mishima

Egos appear by setting themselves apart from other egos. — Martin Buber

Who are you to me?"
And with no doubt, my lips parted and I moaned, "Your queen. — Kenya Wright

Lucky : An idiot person with a punchable face who gets something what he doesn't deserve. — Himmilicious

Branch by branch - we are the fruits of the same tree; so we should indulge in appreciation for each other. — Kristian Goldmund Aumann

The sharp employ the sharp; verily, a man may be known by his attorney. — Douglas William Jerrold