Shelmontay Quotes & Sayings

Fasting is the only method of suicide permitted by the Catholic Church. All other ways imply despair, a distrust of God's wisdom, an unwillingness to bear the hardships with which God tests his children. An absolute sin, suicide's punishment is eternal damnation in the fires of Hell. But fasting is undertaken for the purpose of penance, meditation, and spiritual ecstasy. It purifies the spirit by denying the body. It brings a soul closer to God. — David Morrell

All I cared about in tennis was winning. — Pete Sampras

Gratitude is not just a word; it is a way a of life. — Rob Martin

Liberty is not the daughter but the mother of order. — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

I used to think I'd like to have been a pioneer on the Oregon Trail, experience untamed America. — Tracie Peterson

I put on weight like Santa Claus. I just get this belly that kind of extends out. — Christian Bale

Then she sat down on a kitchen stool with the mysterious letter in her hand. Who are you? She had no idea. She was Sophie Amundsen, of course, but who was that? — Jostein Gaarder