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He would lay here holding her as long as it took and he didn't really care how long that might be. She was his world now, his priority, the rest of his life could wait as far as he was concerned. As long as he knew she was safe, it would all be okay.

Let's think of that moment when a woman washed the feet of Jesus with the nard, so expensive: it is a religious moment, a moment of gratitude, a moment of love. And he [Judas] stands apart with bitter criticism: 'But this could have been used for the poor!' This is the first reference that I have found, in the Gospel, to poverty as an ideology. The ideologue does not know what love is, because he does nt know how to give himself.

I am a monster beneath him, with arching hips, an octopus with hands everywhere at once. I don't think anything in the history of time has felt this good.

I never thought I would die at the age of seventeen, so when I received the death message, I was a little freaked out.

Whatever we do we are always on the way to somewhere!

She was a coquette; he was sure she had a spirit of her own; but in her bright, sweet, superficial little visage there was no mockery, no irony. Before long it became obvious that she was much disposed towards conversation.

When a child truly understands his grand potential, he looks to the stars not simply to make a wish but to chart a destination.

Education is the process of turning cocksure ignorance into thoughtful uncertainty.

A writer should write what he has to say and not speak it.

Marketing effectively, in a semantic web, revolves around those three ‘little’ requirements: Trust, Authority, Reputation.

May your eye go to the Sun, To the wind your soul... You are all the colors in one, at full brightness.

Only inner-mastery can bring outer-mastery.

I guess you’re going for the hard-ass Texas Ranger thing today” ~ Laney Briggs

Trust is believing "I will be safe with you".Love is striving to keep the trust.

Nothing has the power to remind you how alone you are like walking through a conglomeration of empty skyscrapers.

Life is 10% of what happens to us and 90% of how we react to it

You have time to do what needs to be done.

To strive to better oneself is natural and expected. To abandon oneself in an effort to attain a new self is foolish and unhealthy.

Sometimes it is one step at a time, and things don’t always work out the way we would like them to, but as you allow God to direct you He will bring you to a place of peace.

Surround yourselves with trustworthy people. If you don't, all the weaponry and tactics in the world can't save you.

Be brave enough to live creatively. The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You cannot get there by bus, only by hard work, risking and by not quite knowing what you are doing. What you will discover will be wonderful; yourself.

You're like a dream I never want to wake up from, but I; I'm insomniac!

You look good as a Pirate." Erin"Ahoy, matey," he said, laying her back against the grass. "Me cap'n's ship needs a port." V' Aidan"Me cap'n's port needs a ship." Erin

For some, the left testicle is larger than the right one. For Chuck Norris, each testicle is larger than the other one.

I paid for two seats at the back of the car to give my thighs breathing space. The gangly man sitting next to me used the extra space to spread his legs as widely as possible, leaving me squeezed once again against the window. I was livid. Months of travelling cheek-by-jowl in cars had instilled in me a new-found loathing of men’s legs, which, like air, seem constantly to expand to fill the space available. I’m amazed they’re not all buried in Y-shaped coffins.

What a woman tells her lover in desireshould be written out on air & running water.

He swatted at her with his book. "Shut up and read, will you?"He lay back down and closed his eyes. Emma glanced over to check that he was smiling, and smiled too.

What happiness to sit in intimate conversation with someone of like mind, warmed by candid discussion of the amusing and fleeting ways of this world ... but such a friend is hard to find, and instead you sit there doing your best to fit in with whatever the other is saying, feeling deeply alone.

The world is your oyster...YOU determine the value of the pearl!

I remain someone of little consequence, as if nothing more than dandelion fluff caught on a breeze.

My eyes always keep searching,for something inexpressible,above the far away sky.I long to get lost,inside the evening-twilight.Silence always tickles me —in a strange way;I meet “me”in the time between sunset and darkness.

When you feel that unpleasant darkness invading your mind, read this book and these stories will help you return to the light and warmth of life.

All of us,' he said, 'have hopes of being poet, artist, discoverer, philospoher, scientist; of possessing the attributes of all these simultaneously. Few are permitted to achieve any of them in daily life. But in travel we attain them all. Then we have our day of glory, when all our dreams come true, when we can be anything we like, as long as we like, and, when we are tired of it, pull up stakes and move on. Travel -- the solitude of the mountains, the emptiness of the desert, the delicacy of the minaret; eternal change, limitless contrast, unending variety.' (Eric Lang)

I'll put you in a jar on my shelf for a cold, rainy day when I need you the most. 

The human being, whether he realises it or not, is trusting someone or something every moment of the day.

Intelligence is a way of thinking, not a choice of words.

Writers are writing in every corner of the globe.Writers are writing, moreover, in rich countries and poor countries alike.

Who thought up the dumb idea to arrange the memoir section in the bookstore by subject?

--he stopped and eyed Bill Corso--"if you choose to just sit here like a bored jungle gorilla, you will have to write out this quote as many times as you can during the next hour.

Hell in life indicates a state of suffering, of agony, of torture (by others, by circumstances, or by ourselves), and of insipid colors and little joy. Hell is a heavy vibration that drags us spiraling down from the highest to the lowest, darkest vibrations..

We can't begin to learn until we admit how much we don't know.

Trust is earned, respect is given, and loyalty is demonstrated. Betrayal of any one of those is to lose all three.

If you’re supposed to work with someone, I’d recommend not getting all hot and bothered with them the night before. The word of the day was “tense.

If you want to be all like smart and adult about this shit then do the right thing. But if you want to do something fun and take a chance, then screw what anyone else thinks. Rock and roll, man!

You professors, what do you teach your students? Do you instil in them the spirit of possession?

Karma: I know I've seen this man someplace before.Artie (as McGuffey): Considering some of the places I frequent lady that's a comprising remark!Wild Wild West TV Season 1Night of the Flaming Ghost

Earlier maps had underestimated the distances to other continents and exaggerated the outlines of individual nations. Now global dimensions could be set, with authority, by the celestial spheres. Indeed, King Louis XIV of France, confronted with a revised map of his domain based on accurate longitude measurements, reportedly complained that he was losing more territory to his astronomers than to his enemies.

The wisdom of hindsight would reveal that I had no clue how to find myself, no idea how to love myself, and no ability to be myself. Mix all of those three dilemmas, and you’ve created a cocktail that will knock anyone out. Even though I couldn’t name those specific issues that night, I did own where I was to the best of my ability. That’s often all we can do in a crisis. So that night, I looked myself in the eyes and said, “It isn’t supposed to be this way.

Some of the most effective segments are interviews with various staff members, including Aila, who works for the center’s legal department. She explains the difficulties of rape prosecution, concluding that “only the survivor” can truly define justice. - Kirkus Review

The GatheringAccording to the Kabbalah, in the beginning everything was God. When God contracted to make room for creation, spiritual energy filled the void. The energy poured into vessels which strained to hold the great power. The vessels shattered, sending countless shards, bits of the glowing matter, into the vastness of the universe.These scattered bits of divine light must be collected. When the task is done the forces of the dark will be vanquished and the world will be healed.

Leaders are passionate learners. Leaders are always seeking ways to improve themselves by sharpening their skills. They fully embrace the fact that growing leaders lead growing organizations.

The reading of great books awaken and brightens the light of my soul.

We met in a school elevator, and he could tell from the way I spoke that we had some sadness in common.

I always liked the unknown. Ironically I familiarized myself with the uncertainty of life. Life can change in any minute of the day. God can turn anything around in a speck of a moment. I know for a fact that everything changes. Nothing stays the same. This too shall pass.

Can't get myself down by thinking about what could have been, right?

Humans, left to own misguided devices, scratches the Divine in the self as one would the lice, but remember to lick well all the vices.

Don’t let affluence make you impoverished of God.

Just as there are two sides to every story, there are two sides to every person. One that we reveal to the world and another we keep hidden inside. A duality governed by the balance of light and darkness. Within each of us is the capacity for both good and evil. But those of us who are able to blur the moral dividing line hold the true power.

I bow my head submissively and see that my chest is heaving, already dotted with the telltale flush of sexual arousal.

Peter remained on friendly terms with Christ notwithstanding Christ's having healed his mother-in-law.