We were at sixty thousand feet. Youre thirty percent lighter upthere.
Dan Brown, Angels & Demons.
“The most dangerous enemy is that which no one fears.”
“When you're a black woman, her mother said, ain't no hiding what you are. Day you try, is the day you die. Stand tall, smile bright, and let 'em wonder what secret's making you laugh.”
“In the end we are all just searching for truth, that which is greater than ourselves.”
“God answers all prayers, but sometimes his answer is 'no'.”
“Whether or not you believe in God, you must believe this: when we as a species abandon our trust in a power greater than us, we abandon our sense of accountability. Faiths all faiths are admonition...”
“Omnipotent-benevolent simply means that God is all-powerful and well-meaning.''I understand the concept. It's just . . . there seems to be a contradiction.''Yes. The contradiction is pain. Man's st...”
“They found grace out in the desert, these people who survived the killing.Israel, out looking for a place to rest, met God out looking for them!"God told them, "I've never quit loving you and nev...”
“Time is passing : not leaden steppingBut sprinting on winged feet,Quick silver slipping by.”
“If I had a wish, I would turn you to a pair of shoes to keep you under my feet and you get an opportunity to be under the bed too.”
“We fly, but we have not 'conquered' the air. Nature presides in all her dignity, permitting us the study and the use of such of her forces as we may understand. It is when we presume to intimacy, h...”
“People have to forgive. We don't have to like them, we don't have to be friends with them, we don't have to send them hearts in text messages, but we have to forgive them, to overlook, to forget. B...”
“Q: You'er presented with a smooth-faced, eight-foot-high wooden wall. Your objective? Get over it. To, like, save comrades or something. How to accomplish this?A: Take a running start, brace one fo...”