Sojourns Westminster Quotes & Sayings

Personally, I believe in fiction because the stories I like are those with a beginning and an end. — Italo Calvino

Revolutions are never waged singing "We Shall Overcome." Revolutions are based upon bloodshed. — Malcolm X

I love you," I said, gripping the back of her neck and bringing her mouth to mine. My hand trailed down her side, naked and smooth and covered in goose bumps.
"We're really doing this, aren't we?" she asked, pulling back just enough to meet my eyes.
"We're really doing this."
"Officially."
"A hundred percent. Dinners, dates, introducing you as my girlfriend. The whole thing."
"Think I like the sound of that," she said, her cheeks pink. — Christina Lauren

I cannot accept any concept of God based on the fear of life or the fear of death, or blind faith. I cannot prove to you that there is no personal God, but if I were to speak of him I would be a liar. — Albert Einstein

Even a hunter cannot kill a bird which flies to him for refuge. — Chiune Sugihara

I interrupted. "Okay, that points toward a Creator, but does it tell us much about him?" "Actually, yes, it does," Craig replied. "We know this supernatural cause must be an uncaused, changeless, timeless, and immaterial being." "What's the basis of your conclusions?" "It must be uncaused because we know that there cannot be an infinite regress of causes. It must be timeless and therefore changeless, at least without the universe, because it was the creator of time. In addition, because it also created space, it must transcend space and therefore be immaterial rather than physical in nature. — Lee Strobel

Nationalism is the sworn enemy of civilization, whether past, present or future, its malodorous presence thwarting the development of intelligence, — Stefan Zweig

Every day you can ask yourself, Have I helped my children understand their gifts and talents? Did I empathize with their feelings enough? Is there something I can do or say now to help strengthen our connection? — Goldie Hawn

No matter how much we love them, we all grow up surrounded by our parents' shit. You'll either be buried in it and suffocate, or use it for fertilizer and thrive." I stare at him for a moment, then laugh. "You're right," I say. "That's probably the most profound - and disgusting - thing that I've heard in a long time. — J. Kenner

The weight of God's glory, not illusory or ephemeral, but daily and everywhere, punctures earth's lid and heaven falls through the holes. — Ann Voskamp

I was a newspaper editor in high school, and I truly thought of journalism as a career. I loved it. — Ed Asner

You have two hands, One to help yourself and the second to help others. — Unknown

I'm surrounded by very powerful women and very progressive men. — Christie Hefner

Maybe he's got a plan for proving that he was a victim of unethical research practices. Who knows? I can't begin to guess his objectives but I can promise you that there is nothing you or I or modern para-pharmaceuticals can do for him. We can't fix the monsters. — Jayne Ann Krentz

Fear manifested itself as a physical presence that
seemed to dominate the public sphere. Time almost stopped. Even without
confirmation I could sense that something had gone terribly wrong. — Phindiwe Nkosi