#dl

he saw in Populism the first glimmerings of some of the great intellectual upheavals of the twentieth century—naturalism, muckraking, and hard-hitting social satire—which would eventually topple the genteel tradition of the nineteenth century. In a peculiar way, Parrington seemed to think, Kansas was one of the birthplaces of literary modernism. ↗

— Thomas Frank

#nature

I have no fear of after death life! Even if there is such thing, it is God who should be worried. I am sure I have good reasons to present but I am not sure he might have good excuses for his injustice. ↗

— M.F. Moonzajer

#injustice #death

It had been a long night already, and now here I was, locked in another fight to the death. Sometimes it just didn't pay to leave the house. ↗

— Jennifer Estep

#elemental-assassin #gin-blanco #death

The time you spend alone with God will transform your character and increase your devotion. Then your integrity and godly behavior in an unbelieving world will make others long to know the Lord. ↗

— Charles Stanley

#behavior #character #devotion #god #godly

Hey show some respect. They’re real people with names. Carla and Krissy” He frowned. “Or was it Missy? ↗

— Richelle Mead

#bloodlines #richelle-mead #respect

How then can we deal with our tendency toward worldliness? It is *not* by determining that we will not be worldly, but by committing ourselves to becoming more godly. ↗

— Jerry Bridges

#jerry-bridges #respectable-sins #worldliness #respect

I respect those who say that the United States should simply withdraw from the Middle East, but I don't respect them for anything but their honesty. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#isolationism #middle-east #noninterventionism #respect

By the term cult I mean nothing derogatory to any group so classified. A cult, as I define it, is any religious group which differs significantly in one or more respects as to belief or practice from those religious groups which are regarded as the normative expressions of religion in our total culture. ↗

— Walter Martin

#religion

What did Kevin Ye get arrested for anyway? Didn't he steal a car?" "He stole the driver's ed car." I laughed. Then I saw how Adam was looking at me. "He gave it back." "They MAKE you give stuff back, Lori, after they arrest you for stealing it. ↗

— Jennifer Echols

#adam-vader #boys-next-door #comedy #echols #endless-summer

Adam thinks that you two are in an argument." My body zinged into alert mode. My mind didn't know what Mrs. Vader meant, but my body already did. Even Sean glanced over at her with a cautious look. "He does?" I asked faintly. "A bad one," she confirmed. "How could we be in a bad argument without me even knowing about it? ↗

— Jennifer Echols

#adam-vader #boys-next-door #comedy #echols #endless-summer