Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Robert Penn Warren

Quote by Robert Penn Warren

Work

A Place to Come To

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn Warren

Robert Penn Warren was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic. His works are known for their profound social insight and unique portrayal of Southern culture. Warren's poetry and novels have won numerous literary awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1947 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1955. more

You May Also Like

“But I can tell you this: that I am deeply proud of Rebecca. That she made a split-second decision to save the life of her son, turning the wheel of her vehicle so that her side of it would be impacted by an oncoming car instead of his. She gave her life in the exercise of the greatest gift that God grants us—the ability to change the trajectory of history.”

HistorySacrificeDecision MakingFree WillTime TravelSelf SacrificeMother And SonDexter PalmerVersion ControlMaking HistoryA Mother S LoveChanging History
Book:Version Control
Create image

“Do I dare believe such an absurdly outrageous story that a man would die, lay lifeless in some tomb for three days and then somehow live again? Yet, if I dare to consider it, is that not exactly what I so desperately desire for this lifeless life of mine? And is Easter God’s tenderly outrageous way of telling me that that is exactly what I can have?”

LifeGodDeathJesusChristianityImpossibleSacrificeJesus ChristSalvationMeaninglessResurrectionEasterPossibleCrossLifelessTombCrucifixion Resurrection
Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough
Create image

“I recall the passage in the letter to the Hebrews in which we are reminded that Christ has already done everything for us. It speaks of the Christ who "offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins" (Hebrews 10:12). And yet the church teaches, and our experience of faith confirms, that Christ continues to be with us and to pray for us. The paradox may be unraveled, I think, if we remember that when human beings try to "do everything at once and for all and be through with it," we court acedia, self-destruction and death. Such power is reserved for God, who alone can turn what is "already done" into something that is ongoing and ever present. It is a quotidian mystery.”

JesusSacrifice
Book:The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy and Women's Work
Create image

“Discerning the difference between a dictator and a leader is quite easy. The former cannot help but see ‘leading’ and ‘serving’ as stark contradictions that by their very nature are utterly incompatible. The latter can’t tell the difference”

GovernmentPoliticsLeadershipLeaderUnited StatesSacrificePoliticianDeceptionDeceitDictatorElectionsVisionaryGuideGovernment CorruptionServant LeadershipManagerTyrantSacrificingDespot
Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough
Create image