Phedre Sparknotes Quotes & Sayings

Stained-glass windows glowed faintly in the moonlight streaming through, illuminating the sculpture of Christ on the cross that hung above the altar.
It was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
Then the sculpture seemed to move, and Christ's body twisted on the cross to look directly at him ... Jesus, the son of God and his saviour, seemed be smiling at him. — Phillip W. Simpson

My path was predetermined by God. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We must be ever on the search for some persons whom we shall love and who will love us in return. If good will and affection are taken away, every joy is taken from life. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

This was not uncommon in government-run operations, where a request that someone do their job often induced a catatonic state that might last anywhere from a couple of minutes to an hour. — Matthew Polly

As a child I experienced loss for what I felt was withheld from me: the delicious milk, the mountains of flowers I could not roll in, the cousins I could not play with, a beautiful house on a plateau. As the years grew with me, I became aware of absences that impacted me directly and indirectly: the loss of place, of stories, of family and of citizenship. — Tsering Wangmo Dhompa

Let me tell you something, planes and kids ... I've got a 3 and 1 year old, I don't wish that on anybody. — Steve Zahn

If we can allow some space within our awareness and rest there, we can respect our troubling thoughts and emotions, allow them to come, and let them go. Our lives may be complicated on the outside, but we remain simple, easy, and open on the inside. — Tsoknyi Rinpoche

Eating a lot on the plane is not good for jet lag. — Nobu Matsuhisa

History is the science of people. — Jose Ortega Y Gasset

Contentment makes a poor person rich and discontent makes a rich person poor. — Benjamin Franklin

The killing of a disabled person is not 'compassionate'. It is not 'euthanasia'. It is murder. — Stella Young

What does the future look like if the heads of society ask our young people to risk their lives for questionable causes? I think it looks rather bleak. — Tracy Chapman