Scripturally Renewing Quotes & Sayings

History, in the end, becomes a form of irony. — Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

She'd made life poignant for the Irish. The terror she inspired gave peace its serenity; the pain she caused gave health its lustre; her failure to love made me grateful for my ability to do so, and I realized, far too late, that though I never did or could have loved her as she might have wished, I should have loved her more. — Kevin Hearne

A great leader cannot worry about being well liked. — Andrew Hill

In short, you have all the social prospects of a garden gnome. — Stephen R. Lawhead

If you want to give me Robert Downey Jr in a metal suit and have him join the X-Men, then yes, let's go head-to-head [with Marvel Studios]. — Bryan Singer

Let your heart be an infant of hope not an adult of despair. — Debasish Mridha

I don't bite, Lucy.
She wanted him to. She wanted him to bite and suck and nibble and have his wicked way with her. She had a feeling he did things to a girl that made her body so turned on it took hours to turn off. — Robin Bielman

Which one's in the main theater?"

"I don't know. I just work here part-time to pay for my organic breathing lessons."

"Do you have any dice?" I asked, and then realized I was going about this all wrong. This was quantum theory not Newtonian. It didn't matter which theater I chose or which seat I sat down in. This was a delayed-choice experiment and David was already in flight. — Connie Willis

It started 25 years ago, when I was teaching elementary school in a small town in Missouri. — Dan Simmons

[...] no man is free of his own history. — Anita Brookner

Migration has been politicized before it has been analyzed. — Paul Collier

I wasn't listening to that much classical music - not much more than anything else. I was really lucky to have parents who loved all kinds of music. — Cecile McLorin Salvant

Home isn't where it used to be. Home is anywhere you hang your head. — Elif Shafak

It's really important for the bass and the drums to somehow blend. — Mike Gordon

I can't keep myself from playing roles. The emotionless decadent, looking for diversion from boredom, is a favorite. — Ellen Willis