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“During the day, our souls gather their ... impressions of us, how our lives feel. ... Our spirits collect these impressions, keep them together, like wisps of smoke in a bag. Then, when we're asleep, our brains open up these bags of smoke ... and take a look.”
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“All the persons of faith I know are sinners, doubters, uneven performers. We are secure not because we are sure of ourselves but because we trust that God is sure of us.”
Source : Eugene H. Peterson (2012). “A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society”, p.90, InterVarsity Press
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“I hear music Mighty fine music, The murmur of a morning breeze up there The rattle of the milkman on the stair Sure that's music...”
Source : Frank Loesser (2003). “The Complete Lyrics of Frank Loesser”, Alfred a Knopf Incorporated
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“And the first five places are filled by five different cars.”
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“The greatest human quest is to know what one must do in order to become a human being.”
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“My real name's McGill. The Jew thing I just do for the homeboys. They all want a pipe-hitting member of the tribe, so to speak.”
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“Prussia: freedom of movement with a muzzle. Austria: an isolation cell in which screaming is allowed.”
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“Most people go to the office and sit at a desk. When firefighters go to the office, we might birth a baby in the morning, save a drowning surfer in the afternoon, and run into a fire at night. What could be more interesting than that?”
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“One could even argue that we have a duty to create and pass on stories about choice because once a person knows such stories, they can't be taken away from him. He may lose his possessions, his home, his loved ones, but if he holds on to a story about choice, he retains the ability to practice choice.”
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“I've lived, laughed, lost, and loved again the whole Shakespearian thing.”
