#following

[A]s though mindful of the wife of Lot, who looked back from behind him, thou deliveredst me first to the sacred garments and monastic profession before thou gavest thyself to God. And for that in this one thing thou shouldst have had little trust in me I vehemently grieved and was ashamed. For I (God [knows]) would without hesitation precede or follow thee to the Vulcanian fires according to thy word. For not with me was my heart, but with thee. But now, more than ever, if it be not with thee, it is nowhere. For without thee it cannot anywhere exist. ↗

— Héloïse d'Argenteuil

#celibacy #convent #dignity #following #grief

My belief in ghosts swings with the wind. But my belief that the cemetery felt happy and not sad—I've never changed my mind about that. ↗

— Carol Plum-Ucci

#change

There you go: Someone who puts «positive thinking» and «shit» in the same concept can inspire some serious eye-rolling if you're the type who works at keeping your thought-life healthy. ↗

— Carol Plum-Ucci

#inspirational

Love paid a price so hope could become a reality. ↗

— Susan Gaddis

#inspirational-quotes #jesus-following #inspirational

The following Wednesday, I opted to go with Random House. ↗

— Laura Hillenbrand

#go #house #i #opted #random

Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now. ↗

— Chris Van Allsburg

#change #far #following #formula #i

We definitely have a hardcore following. ↗

— Phil Anselmo

#following #hardcore

I'm open to sci-fi, but I was never a diehard fan. I have no idea why it keeps following me. I'm extremely lucky, I guess; it's a lucrative venue. ↗

— Yancy Butler

#extremely #fan #following #guess #i

What Romantic terminology called genius or talent or inspiration is nothing other than finding the right road empirically, following one's nose, taking shortcuts. ↗

— Italo Calvino

#empirically #finding #following #genius #inspiration

Based on assessment of all available information and following several expert consultations, I have decided to raise the current level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to phase 5. ↗

— Margaret Chan

#assessment #available #based #current #decided