Thirst Volume 1 Quotes & Sayings

It was surprising to him, how quickly she could fall asleep. — Kent Haruf

My father has always prayed that his words would reflect God's standard of truth as the basis to claim, 'I have given them Your word' (John 17:14). In this book, I believe you will see that he has faithfully spoken God's Word that quenches the thirst of those seeking to draw from the wellsprings of Life. It is highly meaningful to see these statements now collected in one volume. — Franklin Graham

I think there's a settled quality, there's a gravitas that comes with aging and with being a parent because you certainly come to recognize that there's nothing else that takes greater priority than raising your children. — Benjamin Bratt

One question always leads to another question. Some things are better to wonder about. — Christopher Pike

Albert Campion: 'I'm serious!'
Lugg: 'That's unhealthy in itself. — Margery Allingham

Yes. The opposite of love is not hate. It is indifference. That is why few people find God. They go to church and talk about him and that sort of thing. They may even go out and evangelize and try to win converts. But in their hearts, if they are honest with themselves, they are indifferent to him because they cannot see him. God is too abstract for people. God is a word without meaning. If Jesus came back today, nothing he said would make any sense to those who wait for him. They would be the first ones to kill him again. — Christopher Pike

Dive deep into the ocean, Sita, and you will find that the greatest treasures you find are the illusions you leave behind. — Christopher Pike

When you point your finger at someone, anyone, it is often a moment of judgement. We point our fingers when we want to scold someone, point out what they have done wrong. But each time we point, we simultaneously point three fingers back at ourselves. — Christopher Pike

How much modern civilization has lost, I think, when they lost the awareness of the billions of stars overhead. — Christopher Pike

The word 'pure' has never revealed an intelligent meaning to me. I can only use the word to quench and optical thirst for purity in the transparencies that evoke it - in bubbles, in a volume of water, and in the imaginary latitudes entrenched, beyond reach, at the very center of a dense crystal. — Colette

That is the mysterious thing about tragedy- it often strikes at the happiest moment. — Christopher Pike

She supposed she must be in love. That [he] was slightly infuriating, and that she didn't mind in the slightest, might be proof of it. — Chris Cleave

You are insistent, calling again. You want me to tell you the story of Scheherazade, who rocks the sad king on her knees as she sings him tales from wonderland. Yet you know that I am not Scheherazade, and that one of the world's greatest wonders is that I am unable to enter my country or pass through the region around it. — Liana Badr

Good looks only take you so far. You don't have to be the best looking guy. — Angie Everhart

In leadership, skills may take you where character won't keep you. — Mike Ayers

I had to accept the fact that bad things happen. It's out of our control and I know it hurts like hell but you learn to move on. Yes, the pain never fades and it's the hardest thing you'll ever do but eventually you learn to breathe again. — Joanne McClean

Skill, education, money aren't the difference makers, passion is. If you've passion to achieve something, there's nothing that can stop you. — Assegid Habtewold

Edward is so happy and handsome — Stephenie Meyer

Now some folks say that we should be glad for what we have. Tell me, would you be happy in Village Ghetto Land? — Stevie Wonder

Audiences = expectations. If he thinks you're not watching, he won't need to rebel against your expectations. — Gretchen Rubin