“A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the devil's policy to keep the masses of mankind in ignorance; but finding that they will read, he is doing all in his power to poison their books.” BookReadingMankindPolicyIgnoranceFindingsMassDevilPoisonRepent Author:John Kenneth Galbraith
“Natalie Lyalin is writing some of the best poems in the world. There is an evil in her gorgeous poem-hearts. She must have sold her heart to the devil to write like this—so beautiful, so funny and so strange. Her images stack and stack down the page without spilling, each line such a bombshell you'll start reading backward to the first line. These poems are like babies—they will pop out of trees.” WorldWritingFirstsHeartBeautifulEvilReadingLinesTreeStrangeBabyPagesDevilPopsGorgeousSpillingBombshellsBest Poem Author:Zachary Schomburg
“I have found, in short, from reading my own writing, that my subject in fiction is the action of grace in territory largely held by the devil.” WritingActionReadingFoundMy OwnFictionGraceSubjectsDevilTerritory Book:Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose Source: Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
“You know, Mick Jagger's "Sympathy for the Devil." I think it was inspired by that [H.P.Lovecraft stories]. You don't know who's reading what, you know. It just comes out once in a while in the pop culture.” ThinkingKnowsStoriesCultureReadingDevilInspiredPopsPop CultureJaggerLovecraft Author:Paul Laffoley
“I have found, in short, from reading my own writing, that my subject in fiction is the action of grace in territory largely held by the devil. I have also found that what I write is read by an audience which puts little stock either in grace or the devil. You discover your audience at the same time and in the same way that you discover your subject, but it is an added blow.” WayWritingLittlesActionReadingFoundMy OwnFictionAudienceGraceSubjectsDevilBlowTerritory Author:Flannery O'Connor
“No. He says when you're dealing with any kids of supernatural beings, Gods and Devils and angels, you tend to think about them like hurricanes or earthquakes, some kind of mindless force of nature. But if they're real, then they have minds. They know your name. So even reading about the Devil tips him off, he knows instantly he's being read about and that you're somebody he may have to deal with. And I'm thinking what you did in Vegas went way, way beyond that." "What 'I' did? What about us? We were both there." "Yeah but I cut my hair since then. They probably think that was a different guy.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayMindKindMayDifferentRealKidsGuyReadingNamesForceDealsCuttingHairDevilAngelYeahVegasHurricanesEarthquakesMindlessForces Of NatureSupernatural BeingsAngel And DevilDifferent Guys Author:David Wong
“You may as well quit reading and hearing the Word of God, and give it to the devil, if you do not desire to live according to it.” IfsGivingWellsMayDesireReadingDevilBibleHearingQuittingWord Of GodBiblicalDesire To Live Author:Martin Luther
“The only people who can be excused for letting a bad book loose on the world are the poor devils who have to write for a living.” PeopleWorldWritingBookReadingPoorDevilBook Reading Author:Moliere
“In fact, the Devil is delighted when we spend our time and energy defending the Bible, as long as we do not get around to actually reading the Bible.” LongFactsReadingEnergyDevilOur TimeDelightedTime And EnergyReading The Bible Author:R. C. Sproul, Jr.