Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Christina Engela

Quote by Christina Engela

“Beaming into the thick of a tree without becoming a lifelong tree hugger was a tricky business. A precision job. Scrooby’s job at the Time Saving Agency was a tough one. Billions of lives depended on him not screwing up. Literally billions and billions. Once, he’d screwed up in only a very small way and people wore those little yellow smiley faces on t-shirts for decades afterwards – and that was just a small screw up. He sighed. Here he sat, in the branches of an apple tree in an apple tree orchard – and without a single apple in sight. Below him, Isaac was waiting to get bonked on the noggin with an apple so that he could fulfill history by toddling off to invent gravity and shape scientific and mathematical principles for generations to come. Only one problem – no apples.”

Quote by Christina Engela

Create image

Author

Christina Engela

Browse famous quotes and profile details for Christina Engela. more

You May Also Like

“38. “A wet bird never flies at night.” (My grandfather said that to me when I was a child and warned me not to forget it. I remember his words but never did figure out what he meant!)”

SaidRememberNightForgetBirdWordsChildWetGrandfatherNeverNotMeToItIAAndWhatThatOutWhenHeButHisWasMyAtDidFliesFigureMeantWarned
Book:Life on the Edge: The Next Generation's Guide to a Meaningful Future
Create image

“The Doktor was very vond, I mean fond of Vluffy, so he gave him a flame-proof doggie-jacket. It was dull grey, but it had a tartan pattern on it. Vluffy liked his doggie-jacket and wore it all the time. When things went ‘bang’ he could just roll over, dust himself off and quickly scamper off with the doggie jacket flapping on his back. So in short, Vluffy was a very happy little dog who spent a lot of his time hiding under furniture. But the point is that he’d had a lot of time. Much more than those who went (up in smoke) before him.”

TimeHappySmokeHidingGreyFurnitureTheItALittleAndOfShortWhenHimWhoBackOverHisThoseUnderHadOffRollTartanHe DDoggie JacketFlame ProofOf TimeScamperVluffyVond
Book:Innocent Minds
Create image

“Jonn Deire picked up eight yellowed and dog-eared cards from the pile, grumbling ‘garrn’ under his breath, while chewing on a frazzled looking toothpick. Skooch threw down a five of reds and said nothing. There was an impatient pause as the players waited for Beck to remember he had to play for Peeping William, who was still grumbling softly and rolling his eyes at intervals.”

PlayEyesNothingBreathIntervalsToAAndDownThereOnStillJohnWasGrumblingPlayersWilliamWaitedThrewToothpickDog EaredGarrn
Book:Loderunner
Create image

“22. Faith in God is like believing a man can walk over Niagara Falls on a tightrope while pushing a wheelbarrow. Trust in God is like getting in the wheelbarrow! To believe God can do something miraculous is one thing; to risk His willingness to do it in your life is another.”

LifeBelieveGodFaithRiskTrustManPushingWillingnessMiraculousLikeWalkTheOneDoToItSomethingAIsBelievingInThingYourCanOverOnHisGettingNiagara FallsAnotherWhileTightropeWheelbarrow
Book:Life on the Edge: The Next Generation's Guide to a Meaningful Future
Create image

“Extreme measures bring extreme results. If you want a normal life, do what normal people do. If you want to know God intimately, walk with Him daily, and please Him in every way, you're going to have to do what few do. Absolutely nothing.”

PeopleWayWantLifeGodResultsPleaseNormalYouNothingKnowWalkDoToAAndWhatDailyInHaveHimWithEveryGoingFewMeasureIfExtremeBringAbsolutelyYou ReIntimately
Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working
Create image