“Religion is to be used as a stepping stone to God but it must never be used as a tower to hold one aloft from others. We are all cells in the body of humanity. When anyone attempts to isolate another, they only isolate themselves more.” BodyUsedReligionHumanityStonesCellsTowersStepping Stones Author:Peace Pilgrim
“Every rock is spoon by the Word. Every time I touch a stone, I am touching the Voice of God. Every cell of me is crafted by that artistry. My life is His breath. But we mortals grow numb. We want to feel more. And so we add MSG to our earthly brands of holiness.” WantFeelsLife IsGrowsVoiceRocksStonesBreathsAddMortalsBrandsCellsHolinessTouchingNumbArtistrySpoonsVoice Of GodMsg Author:N.D. Wilson
“It was cold and clammy in the stone cell; they called it the "cooler," and used it to reduce the temperature of the violent and intractable. It was a trouble-saving device; they just left the man there and forgot him, and his own tormented mind did the rest.” MenMindUsedLeftTroubleHe ManColdStonesViolentSavingCellsDevicesTemperature Book:100%: The Story of a Patriot Source: 100%: The Story of a Patriot
“Love yourself down to the bone, down to the roof of your mouth. Leave no stone unturned, no cell unwanted. Love down to the blood no matter how fast it boils.” MatterBloodLove YouMouthsStonesBonesCellsLove YourselfRoofUnwanted Author:Meggie Royer
“There is part of a structure in which every species is related to every other species. And they're built up on species, like a pyramid. The simpler cell organisms, and then the more complicated ones, all the way up to the mammals and birds and so forth. We call it 'developing upward'... The whole thing depends on every part of it. And we're taking out the stones from the pyramid.” WayWholeDependsBirdBuiltStonesStructureSpeciesComplicatedCellsDevelopingRelatedOrganismsPyramidsMammals Author:W. S. Merwin
“A—ris—ta?” Degan asked, sounding horse. “What is it?” “A rat bit me,” she said, once again shocked by her own rasping voice. “Jasper does that if—” Gaunt coughed and hacked. After a moment, he spoke again. “If he thinks you’re dead or too weak to fight.” “Jasper?” “I call him that, but I’ve also named the stones in my cell.” “I only counted mine,” Arista said. “Two hundred and thirty-four,” Degan replied instantly. “I have two hundred and twenty-eight.” “Did you count the cracked ones as two?” “No.” IfsThinkingDoeSaidTwoMomentsFightingBitsVoiceFourMinesHundredStonesWeakHorseTwentiesEightCellsThirtySpokesRatsShockedCrackedHacked Author:Michael J. Sullivan