"My main source for faith-based stuff is mostly the Bible, and a childhood with a much, much higher-than-median exposure to theological thought."

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Jim Butcher

#Childhood Quotes #Stuff Quotes #Source Quotes

“Believing is an act of the intellect assenting to the divine truth by command of the will moved by God through grace.”
“That two bodies press convulsively together, man and woman, he fertilizing her, he giving her a budding life, or he planting a seed, a seed of life in her womb - Oh God. I think this God-given idea is so enormous, so eternal, so endlessly wise - that people should not be allowed to depict it in art!!”
“Good work is the only thing that would make me feel jealous or envious.”
“God forbid that I should ever suffer the shame of publishing a book for money, or of having one of my family so demean themselves. How can one tell who might read it? No worthy book has ever been written for gain, I think;”
“An infinite question is often destroyed by finite answers. To define everything is to annihilate much that gives us laughter and joy.”
“Civilization has its roots in the soil.”
“The Human tendency, largely driven by ego, is to believe we can do it all....It maybe humbling to admit there are only a few things you do really well...you will free yourself to focus on those things which will lead to greater personal success and significance.”
“That was a perfectly reasonable explanation," she said grumpily. "Perhaps my advisers don't lie to me." "Isn't that what you'd want?" asked Giddon. "Well, yes, but it doesn't elucidate my puzzle!" "If I may say so, Lady Queen," said Giddon, "it's not always easy to follow your conversation." "Oh, Giddon," she said, sighing. "If it's any comfort, I don't follow it either.”

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