Reissa Preston Quotes & Sayings

In temptations against chastity, the spiritual masters advise us, not so much to contend with the bad thought, as to turn the mind to some spiritual, or, at least, indifferent object. It is useful to combat other bad thoughts face to face, but not thoughts of impurity. — Alphonsus Liguori

Do not pick up the pen unless you understand how heavy it is, and how long you may carry it for. — Jason Ellis

A thought that stayed with me was that I had entered a private place in the earth. I had seen exposed nearly its oldest part. I had lost my sense of urgency, rekindled a sense of what people were, clambering to gain access to high waterfalls and a sense of our endless struggle as a species to understand time and to estimate the consequences of our acts. — Barry Lopez

Everything the human being heard from the beginning, saw with its eyes, looked upon and touched with its hands was a living word; for God was the word. — Johann Georg Hamann

What gets frustrating for some people is the fact that you might get very high, but you find yourself pulled down again. There are forces of illusion or maya that cause us to make mistakes. — Frederick Lenz

To understand yourself: Is that a discovery or a creation? — Pascal Mercier

The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself. — Maya Angelou

You want me to lie for you?" Aidan asked, watching them.
"Believe in me, the way you did in my mama."
Aidan wheezed and sputtered. What did she know 'bout him and Miz Garnett?
"Please." She sounded like a young gal and a grown woman too. "Believe in me."
"That's the most a person can do for another," Aidan said.
"I believe in you too. — Andrea Hairston

There is indescribable joy to be found, deep satisfaction to be felt, and an eternal purpose to be fulfilled in dying to ourselves and living for him. — David Platt