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Quote by Frederick Buechner

“You enter the extraordinary by way of the ordinary”

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Frederick Buechner, born on July 11, 1926, is a renowned American writer. His works span across various genres including novels, essays, and plays, known for their profound religious and philosophical reflections. more

“Children are grateful when Santa Claus puts in their stockings gifts of toys or sweets. Could I not be grateful to Santa Claus when he put in my stockings the gift of two miraculous legs? We thank people for birthday presents of cigars and slippers. Can I thank no one for the birthday present of birth?”

People Children Two Sweet Birth Grateful Legs Toys Be Grateful Miraculous Santa Cigar Santa Claus Slippers Stockings

Book:The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton

Source: The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton

“A meaningful relationship between two people cannot sustain itself only in the present tense.”

People Two Meaningful Tense Present Tense Meaningful Relationship

Book:Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

Source: Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

“If on a friend’s bookshelf You cannot find Joyce or Sterne Cervantes, Rabelais, or Burton, You are in danger, face the fact, So kick him first or punch him hard And from him hide behind a curtain.”

Ifs Firsts Hard Facts Faces Behinds Danger Kicks Curtains Bookshelves Joyce

Book:Collected Poems

Source: Collected Poems

“Self-righteousness in retrospect is easy--also cheap.”

Self Easy Righteousness Retrospect Self Righteousness

Author:Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

“He was almost naked too, but I hadn't quite gotten to his boxers yet. (They were silk because, honestly what else would Adrian wear?)”

Honestly Naked Silk Boxers

Book:Spirit Bound: A Vampire Academy Novel

Source: Spirit Bound: A Vampire Academy Novel

“But a voice inside her whispered, There are no heroes, and she remembered what Lord Petyr had said to her, here in this very hall. 'Life is not a song, sweetling,' he'd told her, 'You may learn that one day to your sorrow.' In life, the monsters win, she told herself.”

May Said Life Is Song Winning Voice Lord Hero Sorrow One Day Monsters Remembered Halls

Book:George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons

Source: George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons

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