“You can be a writer who doesnt read everyday. But youre not fooling anyone. It shows, rather embarrassingly, in your work.” Quote by Don Roff
“Icelanders are grateful to meet foreigners who have heard of their country. And even more grateful to hear someone say it deserves better.” CountryHeardGratitudeDeserveGratefulNovelistsForeignersIcelandDeserve Better Book:Iceland's Bell Source: Iceland's Bell
“Pretending is the grease of non-relationships. Pretending is how you and I get through the day without ever having to know each other. When I walk in the room, you say to me, 'How are you?' Well, you don't want to know. And, frankly, I don't want to tell you. So I just say, 'Fine,' and you go, 'Fine.' And off we go.” KnowsWantWellsWalksRoomsFinePretendingAnd OffGrease Author:Mike Yaconelli
“A bear remains a bear - even when most of him has fallen off or worn away.” BearsRemainsFallenWornTeddyTeddy Bear Author:Charlotte Gray
“Wake in the deepest dark of night and hear the driving rain. Reach out a hand and take a paw and go to sleep again.” HandsNightDarkSleepBearsRainDrivingReach OutGoing To SleepTeddyPawsTeddy Bear Author:Charlotte Gray
“If the heart is fed by love, the greed for pleasure would disappear.” IfsHeartPleasureGreedDisappearFeds Author:Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
“Every love that leads away from His love is in fact a punishment; only a love that leads to His love is a heartfelt and pure love.” FactsLove IsPurePunishmentHis LoveHeartfeltPure Love Author:Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
“Whoever prefers Allah to all others, Allah will prefer him to others.” Author:Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
“When a person spends his entire day with no concern but Allah alone, Allah will take care of all his needs and take care of all that is worrying him; He will empty his heart so that it will be filled only with love for Him.” NeedsHeartPersonsCareWorryConcernEmptyFilledTake CareMuslim Author:Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
“When Allah tests you it is never to destroy you. When He removes something in your possession it is only in order to empty your hands for an even greater gift.” HandsOrderGreaterEmptyTestsPossessionRemove Author:Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
“If a heart becomes attached to anything other than Allah, Allah makes him dependent on what he is attached to. And he will be betrayed by it.” IfsHeartDependentBetrayedMuslim Author:Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya