The Calling Quotes
Ridiculous, " he said breathlessly. "You ought to give up detecting and try fantasy writing.
You ought to give up detecting and try fantasy writing, Strike
As Colin was starting to drift into the twilight he could feel blood pouring out of his head
In wartime people took action because of what they believed in. In peacetime people were driven by their private concerns.
You don't create or write to be successful
Couples tended to be of roughly equivalent personal attractiveness, though of course factors such as money often seemed to secure a partner of significantly better looks than oneself.
Nashville has always been competitive. My granddaddy called it the Hillbilly Babylon.
…progress isn't necessarily about change but about things turning out as we want them to
Joy, I think, is the main fruit of the Spirit missing among Christians, and peace and self-control are the main fruits or qualities that seem to be missing among those who are not Christian.
The two things that truly belong to ourselves are our thoughts and actions.
She wuz depressed. Yeah, she wuz on stuff for it. Like me. Sometimes it jus' takes you over. It's an illness, " she said, although she made the words sound like "it's uh nill
Stay put and you will remain as such. Jump in and you might get wet. Dive and you might find true happiness.
We must look to God for His grace and His power to perfect godly qualities in our lives.
Loving yourself costs nothing, but not loving yourself could cost you everything.
When we have to make a list of exceptions to apply a model of womanhood, it is good to ask whether that model holds much meaning.
When you accept a leadership role, you take on extra responsibility for your actions toward others. If you shun someone, the effect will trickle down through those who value your opinion.
Through the years our business has been killing
If mainstream culture thinks gender roles are unimportant, church culture makes them too important.
If progress is not the right word for buildings or poems, what is the right way to evaluate cultural change? I suggest integrity.
Change is the part of the very definition of life. The world changes, and flourishing demands constant growth and life-long learning.
The Suitors Ball is fast approaching and it's a nasty reminder that my suitor will be chosen shortly. I feel sorry for the poor unfortunate guy, whichever one of them it happens to be.
Ironically, pretending that parenting is easy diminishes the value of family. As truth seekers and truth speakers, we need to be honest about the cost of parenting.
The dead could only speak through the mouths of those left behind, and through the signs they left scattered behind them.
She loves dogs. And in time, who knows, maybe she would even have ended up loving the type of dogs who eat other small dogs for lunch.-- Leslie McNeill
I guess I should thank you for totally making my morning. It’s not every day a stranger notices my perspiration level.- Dr. Jeri Asher (BLACK MARIAH - A Calling)
All I see is my father’s tax money being wasted on shooting satellite pictures of South America like you guys work for the Travel Channel.-- Todd Dooley (BLACK MARIAH - A Calling)
Who was more conscious than the soldier of capricious fortune, of the random roll of the dice?
Pray for God’s grace to nurture on the inside what He calls us to live out on the outside.
What do they expect of us if a time ever comes when the war is over? Through the years our business has been killing
Wellsted will remember this moment for the rest of his life. It is the first time he desires something for himself that is not dedicated to his own advancement. It is the moment he falls in love.
You see, this happened a few months ago, but it's still going on right now, and it ought to make us feel ashamed when we talk like we know what we're talking about when we talk about love.
In spite of her plainness that would have made wallflowers of other women, she radiated a great sense of self-importance.
Lately Mirabelle had reflected wistfully if people even noticed her – a smartly dressed woman who came and went along the Promenade, always alone.
Hers was the kind of family that commissioned painters to immortalize its young: a background utterly alien to Strike, and one he had come to know like a dangerous foreign country.
I savored every yes, every more, every oh, every there, every please. I wanted every one of her words. I knew what it was not to have them— I’d never take them for granted.
I plant a gentle parting kiss on his lips, our strategy is well and truly screwed at this stage anyway. We barely lasted a day.
Don't allow ambition to rob you of destiny.
So lately, been wonderingWho will be there to take my placeWhen I'm gone, you'll need love To light the shadows on your face.