“It seems to me quite disastrous that the idea should have got about that Christianity is an other-worldly, unreal, idealistic kind of religion that suggests that if we are good we shall be happy. On the contrary, it is fiercely and even harshly realistic, insisting that there are certain eternal achievements that make even happiness look like trash.” IfsShouldLooksKindIdeasSeemsCertainChristianityAchievementEternalShould HaveContraryRealisticWorldlyTrashUnrealInsistingIdealistic Author:Dorothy L. Sayers
“We are the lucky generation. We first broke our earthly bonds and ventured into space. From our descendants- perches on other planets or distant space cities, they will look back at our achievement with wonder at our courage and audacity and with appreciation at our accomplishments, which assured the future in which they live.” FirstsLooksSpaceCitiesWonderGenerationsPlanetsWalkingLuckyMoonAchievementAppreciationBrokeAccomplishmentAssuredDescendantsStar GazingAudacity Author:Walter Cronkite
“Look at Andrew Roe's The Miracle Girl from one angle and you'll see an incisive and insightful critique of America at the millennium and today, investigating where we put our faith and why. The greatest of Roe's achievements in this captivating debut is a memorable feat of intense empathy. Roe inhabits characters who are desperate to believe and reveals to us their needs and wounds and hopes, and he does so with kindness, generosity, and wisdom. This is a novel about what it means to be human, to seek connection and hope and maybe even transcendence in the world around us.” WorldNeedsBelieveHumansLooksMeanDoeCharacterTodayAmericaGirlKindnessNovelAchievementEmpathyConnectionsMiracleWoundsIntenseGenerosityMemorableDesperateInsightfulAngleTranscendenceCritiqueFeatsAndrewMillenniumDebutInvestigatingCaptivatingKindness GenerosityWhat It Means To Be Human Author:Doug Dorst
“You should take some responsibility for the way you present yourself. But you should not be hung up on your looks, whether you are ugly or handsome, because it isn't an achievement.” WayShouldLooksResponsibilityAchievementUglyHungHandsome Author:Christopher Reeve
“I'd like to understand why it seems normal to look at astonishing achievements made by unapproachably ambitious, luminously pious, strangely obsessed artists, and toss them off with a few wry comments.” LooksMadeSeemsArtistNormalAchievementCriticsObsessedCommentAmbitiousAstonishingPiousTossWry Book:Pictures and Tears: A History of People Who Have Cried in Front of Paintings Source: Pictures and Tears: A History of People Who Have Cried in Front of Paintings