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Christian writers, whether they like it or not, do not simply write for themselves; for good or ill, readers will see their work as reflecting Jesus Christ and his church. And if only for this reason - though there are other reasons - one must take great care when dealing with potentially controversial topics not to imagine one's every pronouncement preceded by 'Thus saith the Lord.' The law of love, on which 'all the law and the prophets' depend (Matt. 22:40), mandates charity toward one's opponents in argument. ↗

— Alan Jacobs

#charity #debate #age

I always admired Wonder Woman and the Incredible Hulk - but I don't know if I'd be a very convincing hulk. ↗

— Lucy Liu

#always #convincing #hulk #i #i always

This is what we do. Not so much argue as joust, in jest. We can't stop pushing and pulling the taffy of words and concepts. ↗

— Larry Duberstein

#friendship #ideal-relationship #love #lovers #relationships

The pleasure of writing fiction is that you are always spotting some new approach, an alternative way of telling a story and manipulating characters; the novel is such a wonderfully flexible form. ↗

— Penelope Lively

#always #approach #characters #fiction #flexible

I got him a cool gift. I got him a pack of razors, and a really furry dead cat.
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— Jarod Kintz

#cats #dead #death #funny #generosity

By this act the president alone is empowered to make the law, to fix in his mind what acts, words, what thoughts or looks, shall constitute such a crime. ↗

— Edward Livingston

#acts #alone #constitute #crime #empowered

It's got to be weird to sit in an office all day and deal with these creative types without having any idea of what they do or how they do it. ↗

— Ron Livingston

#any #creative #day #deal #got

Diversity of thought and culture and religion and ideas has been the strength of America. ↗

— Gary Locke

#been #culture #diversity #ideas #religion

No matter how ephemeral it is, a novel is something, while despair is nothing. ↗

— Mario Vargas Llosa

#ephemeral #how #matter #nothing #novel

The United States has the most sophisticated financial markets in the world, which does not leave much room to maneuver. But it also offers investors the greatest access to information and the ability to execute trades quickly and efficiently. So it is a mixed bag of opportunity. ↗

— Andrew Lo

#access #also #bag #does #efficiently