Thiboutot Genealogy Quotes & Sayings

Most people go through their whole lives," John went on, "and never have one miracle happen to them. You've had dozens and dozens, and you still want more! It's like God gives you a brownie, I mean a really good brownie, but you can't be content with it. You want the whole pan of brownies. Nobody gets that. — Martha N. Beck

The Legend of the Dragon Fairytales cleanse and sanitise what were once true stories. In fairytales, knights are chivalrous, clean-shaven and wear shining armour - when in truth they were swarthy, filthy rapists and thugs. Castles are bright and gay when in truth they were grim fortresses. If dragons were real, then in all likelihood they were not graceful, high-chested, noble creatures; rather they would have been dirty, ugly, reptilian and mean. From: The Power of Myth by Craig Ferguson (Momentum, Sydney, 2013) — Matthew Reilly

I think every writer will tell you that their characters are always partially themselves: who I am and what I've experienced. It's always there in part of my characters. — Joseph Bruchac

Trust the divine power, and she will free the godlike elements in you and shape all into an expression of divine nature. — Sri Aurobindo

My father was an Episcopalian minister, and I've always been comforted by the power of prayer. — Anna Lee

Anything added can be subtracted; anything verbose can be simplified; anything missing can be found. Manuscripts are not books but negatives waiting for the fixer that turns them into prints. — Chloe Thurlow