#log

You can never be free of their criticism until you no longer seek their praise. ↗

— Dennis Ruane

#psychological #suspense #suspense

What truly is logic? Who decides reason? [...] It is only in the mysterious equations of love that any logic or reason can be found. ↗

— John Nash

#logic #love #reason #life

He … loves her. Well, he’s crushing on her anyway.” I didn’t know the term but I understood its meaning well enough. I sighed. “I thought she’d be smarter.” He raised his eyebrows. “She’s plenty smart.” He looked thoughtful. “You don’t believe in love then?” “No.” I wanted to look away, couldn’t. “I don’t know. ↗

— Alyxandra Harvey

#logan #love

I’m writing this because you begged. You know how I love the begging ↗

— C.J. Roberts

#chapter-one #dark #epilogue #livvie #romance

Aphrodite: Pfft. That's not the point. Follow your heart. Percy: But... I don't know where it's going. My heart, I mean. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#mythology #percy-jackson #love

Learning to think rigorously, so as to act rightly and to serve humanity better. ↗

— John Paul II

#thinker #theology

[Neighbor is] not he whom I find in my path, but rather he in whose path I place myself, he whom I approach and actively seek. ↗

— Gustavo Gutiérrez

#theology

History is the essence of innumerable biographies. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#genealogy #history #people #biography

This is what Jesus had in mind: folks coming together, forming close-knit communities and meeting each other's needs-- no kings, no major welfare systems, no presidents necessary. His is a theology and practice for the people of God, not a set of suggestions for empire. ↗

— Shane Claiborne

#jesus #need #politics #welfare #theology

Nonviolent action on behalf of justice is no automatic forumla with promise of success: but neither is war. After all, at least half of the people who go to war for some cause deemed worthy of it are defeated. ↗

— John Howard Yoder

#politics #theology #warfare #theology