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“The pleasure of sin is soon gone, but the sting remains.”
Source : Thomas Watson (1692). “A Body of Practical Divinity: Consisting of Above 176 Sermons on the Lesser Catechism”, p.568
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“Law is any application for the official use of coercion that succeeds.”
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“As a born-again Christian, I believe God actively and directly influences me to action.”
Source : Herschel Walker, Gary Brozek, Jerry Mungadze, Charlene Maxfield (2009). “Breaking Free: My Life with Dissociative Identity Disorder”, p.5, Simon and Schuster
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“The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life.”
Source : Jean Giraudoux (1964). “Collected Plays of Jean Giradoux”
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“There always comes, I think, a sort of peak in suffering at which either you win over your pain or your pain wins over you, according as to whether you can, or cannot, call up that extra ounce of endurance that helps you to break through the circle of yourself and do the hitherto impossible. That extra ounce carries you through 'le dernier quart d' heure.' Psychologist have a name for it, I believe. Christians call it the Grace of God.”
Source : Elizabeth Goudge (1942). “The Castle on the Hill”
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“You don't pay the price for success, you enjoy the benefits of success.”
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“My children are the focal point of my life. I was asking for a little more time to spend with them.”
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“There is inherent value in sharing a billion people are doing it.”
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“The world is a world of tears, and the burdens of mortality touch the heart.”
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“It's not like suddenly, when you become a working actor all your friends are in the same situation. I have friends who are still handing out flyers for their one-woman show and trying to make ends meet.”
