J.W. Lord Quotes

Why could you not have left me as I was, in the sea of being?""Because the world has need of your humility, your piety, your great teaching and your Machiavellian scheming.

Whose empire did you just overthrow?" My own.

Their faces were as a rule good-natured rather than beautiful.

It is not what a man does that determines whether his work is sacred or secular

Such as make the sacrament only a representation of Christ do aim short of the mystery, and come short of the comfort.

He has led us in here against our fears, but he will lead us out again, at whatever cost to himself.

That’s what great art does—that’s why these men and women counted. It shows us what makes life worth living.

Lying there in the darkness, he knew he was an outcast. " 'Cos I had some sense.

...as young and as ancient as Spring....

...and all the stars flowered in the sky.

Thus ended the first and adventurous part of his existence. What followed was so different that, but for the reality of sorrow which remained with him, this strange part must have resembled a dream.

It was a dark story.

Unfaithfulness to the marriage vow can never be justified.

This mournful and restless sound was a fit accompaniment to my meditations.

If you care for money too much, it is only the money you see, everything else is in shadow.

If you believe only in facts and forget stories, your beain will live, but your heart will die

There are many forms of tyrants, but there are none so terrible as those stifling their own people in the name of freedom.

Freedom, wholeness, and true success can only be found when you are living a praying life. That means walking so close to God that He can keep you away from danger and guide you where you need to go

Heaven is not a republic.

Without love, life was nothing but endless tasks and battles.

After all, once there was a girl named Lucy who loved her family, old and new.It's not the type of love that ends.

Darkness might keep flooding in, but I finally had just enough light to find the way back to myself.

My mind became a sanctuary for secret thoughts of escaping from this household.

Power is a curious thing. Who lives, Who dies. Power resides where men believe it resides. It is a trick, A shadow on the wall.

A non-religious person when awaken would make others sleep. Therefore his sleeping is good. A religious person when awaken will awaken others. Therefore his awakening is good.

A non-religious prison when awaken would make others sleep. Therefore his sleeping is good. A religious person when awaken will awaken others. Therefore his awakening is good.

The four points of the compass be logic, knowledge, wisdom and the unknown....To bow before the one is to lose sight of the three.

I'm very gullible when it comes to my own words. I believe everything I say, though I know I am a liar.

The more one understands the world...the harder it is to obtain Buddhahood." Dakpo to Shan

For the world is a hard place and nothing comes without a price.

Children are God’s way of letting us know His work will continue, even long after we are gone.

Your pretense does not fool me, gnome. My eye will be upon you.

Fiction is truth, even if it is not a fact. If you believe only in facts and forget stories, your brain will live, but your heart will die.

The human condition is such that we can only stomach so much imagination. We need for things to be labeled either fiction or nonfiction. There is no section in between.

Over the lives borne from under the shadow of death there seems to fall the shadow of madness.

Clearly she didn't get out into society nearly enough. Her pulse had no taste in men whatsoever.

My dark days made me strong. Or maybe I already was strong, and they made me prove it.

... People were never quite what you thought they were.

In all likelihood he would eventually destroy her, unless he found the strength to let her go.

There will be a great imbalance in our strengths if we fight, because I am prepared to die and you are desperate to live.

Who's to know what makes a bird wake up and decide to change its song? It was written that our world would change and it changed.

All this happened in much less time than it takes to tell, since I am trying to interpret for you into slow speech the instantaneous effect of visual impressions.

How will I make a people who do not understand the power of belief believe?

I believe writing is a gift God gave us to share His thoughts poured out upon us! Writing is a talent needing care and comfort

There is a weird power in a spoken word.

To the deepest, most cellular level of my being, I resent people who believe that depression is the same as weakness, that "sad" people must be coddled like helpless toddlers.

The closest thing I have to a spiritual experience anymore is a Mocha Frappe from McDonald's.

We do not want to be beginners (at prayer), but let us be convinced of the fact that we will never be anything but beginners all of our lives. --Thomas Merton

Our vision of the heavenly realm...can sustain us through the most difficult of days and circumstances. It births hope amidst hardship and nurtures faith amidst opposition.

Let us not take what we eat for granted