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Quote by Mark Twain

“I wonder if God created man because He was disappointed with the monkey.”

Author

Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was a renowned American author and humorist in the 19th century. His works are characterized by humor, satire, and profound social insight, with notable novels such as 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' and 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'. more

“"This is why alchemy exists," the boy said. "So that everyone will search for his treasure, find it, and then want to be better than he was in his former life. Lead will play its role until the world has no further need for lead; and then lead will have to turn itself into gold. That's what alchemists do. They show that, when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too."”

World Want Needs Said Play Shows Turns Boys Roles Gold Strive Treasure Former Alchemy Alchemist Former Life

Author:Paulo Coelho

“We could cope—the world could cope—with a Jesus who ultimately remains a wonderful idea inside his disciples' minds and hearts. The world cannot cope with a Jesus who comes out of the tomb, who inaugurates God's new creation right in the middle of the old one.”

World Mind Heart Ideas Jesus Wonderful Middle Creation Remains Disciple Heart And Mind Tombs

Author:N. T. Wright

“Let us not mock God with metaphor, Analogy, sidestepping, transcendence; Making of the event a parable, a sign painted in the Faded credulity of earlier ages: Let us walk through the door.”

Age Walks Doors Events Metaphor Transcendence Analogies Mock Faded Parables Credulity

Book:Telephone Poles and Other Poems

Source: Telephone Poles and Other Poems

“When Jace opened the greenhouse door, the scent hit Clary, soft as the padded blow of a cat's paw.”

Doors Cat Blow Scent Jace Greenhouses Paws

Book:Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls

Source: Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls

“Money is not a substitute for tenderness, and power is not a substitute for tenderness. I can tell you, as I'm sitting here dying, when you most need it, neither money nor power will give you the feeling you're looking for, no matter how much of them you have."”

Needs Giving I Can Matter Feelings Dying Sitting Substitutes Tenderness

Book:Tuesdays With Morrie: An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson

Source: Tuesdays With Morrie: An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson

“Artemis felt like he was six again and caught hacking the school computers trying to make the test questions harder”

Trying School Felt Six Computer Tests Harder Caught Hacking Artemis

Author:Eoin Colfer

“It was probably easier in the old days when the bad guys rode into town wearing black capes or whatever bad guys wore and the milk cows were ownded by honest people. Right off the bat, you'd know who you were dealing with. Now everybody dresses alike.”