“As it can be maintained that all the great advances have come from men under forty, so the history of the world shows that a very large proportion of the evils may be traced to the sexagenarians, nearly all the great mistakes politically and socially, all of the worst poems, most of the bad pictures, a majority of the bad novels and not a few of the bad sermons and speeches.” MenWorldMayShowsEvilMistakeNovelWorstSpeechMajorityProportionFortySermonsWorld HistoryGreat Mistakes Book:The Quotable Osler Source: The Quotable Osler
“Suspending moral judgment is not the immorality of the novel; it is its morality. The morality that stands against the ineradicable human habit of judging instantly, ceaselessly, and everyone; of judging before, and in the absence of, understanding. From the viewpoint of the novel's wisdom, that fervid readiness to judge is the most detestable stupidity, the most pernicious evil.” HumansEvilUnderstandingViewsMoralNovelJudgingHabitMoralityJudgmentStupidityAbsenceReadinessImmoralityPerniciousMoral Judgment Author:Milan Kundera
“The "Lucifer Effect" describes the point in time when an ordinary, normal person first crosses the boundary between good and evil to engage in an evil action. It represents a transformation of human character that is significant in its consequences. Such transformations are more likely to occur in novel settings, in "total situations," where social situational forces are sufficiently powerful to overwhelm, or set aside temporally, personal attributes of morality, compassion, or sense of justice and fair play.” FirstsHumansPersonsPlayCharacterActionEvilForceSocialJusticePowerfulCompassionSituationNovelEffectsMoralityNormalOrdinaryConsequenceFairsCrossesTransformationSignificantBoundariesSettingSettingsGood And EvilAttributesLuciferFair Play Author:Philip Zimbardo
“In his exciting debut novel, Jerel Law transports readers to a place where supernatural forces of good and evil collide. Young readers will be entertained and inspired by Spirit Fighter. I heartily recommend it.” LawYoungSpiritEvilForceNovelReaderExcitingInspiredFighterGood And EvilTransportDebutCollideSupernatural Forces Author:Robert Whitlow
“My hope is that my novels reflect the reality of a world where good and evil exist, imperfect people make mistakes, but a perfect Heavenly Father offers forgiveness and second chances.” PeopleWorldRealityEvilFatherChancePerfectMistakeNovelOffersGood And EvilMaking MistakesHeavenlyImperfectSecond ChanceHeavenly FatherPeople Make Mistakes Author:Julie Klassen
“The majority of American writers today have chosen passive non-resistance to things as they are, producing sloughs of poetry about their personal angst and anomie, cascades of short stories and rivers of novels obsessed with the nuances of domestic relationships - suburban hanky-panky - chic boutique shopping mall literary soap opera. When they do speak out on matters of controversy they attack not the evils of our time but fellow writers who may insist on complaining.” MayMatterStoriesTodayEvilSpeakNovelRiversFellowsMajorityComplainingChosenResistanceObsessedOur TimeShort StoryShoppingOperaPassiveControversySoapAngstMallsNuanceSpeaks OutSoap OperasChicAmerican WriterCascadeSloughAnomie Book:One Life at a Time, Please Source: One Life at a Time, Please