Quotes About Nicodemeus

#1. Make no excuses for the devils that will not excuse you of their burdens, Miss Crane. - Darien Nicodemeus; Chapter Sixteen - The Giant's Return

S.C. Parris

#2. With that malignant envy which turns pale, And sickens, even if a friend prevail.

Charles Churchill

#3. There is no graceful way to carry hatred.

Alice Walker

#4. Because it's human nature to hope for impossible things.

Sophie Kinsella

#5. The koans in the Blue Cliff Record do their best to introduce people to their true natures. One of them (number 27 out of 100) quotes a monk asking the master Yun Men, "How is it when the tree withers and the leaves fall?" There are many ways to interpret the question, of course.

Mark Epstein

#6. We're looking for the story that will save our lives.

Jillian Lauren

#7. Television has a satanic influence.

Paramahansa Yogananda

#8. Many of life's circumstances are created by three basic choices: the disciplines you choose to keep, the people you choose to be with; and, the laws you choose to obey

Charles R. Millhuff

#9. I met [Shatner] on the set of Star Trek V, and he was horrible to me. He was cruel, and dismissive, and treated me the way I understand he treats pretty much everyone who tells him how much they loved him as Captain Kirk.

Wil Wheaton

#10. I read 'Holes' in 10th grade, and I haven't read a full book since. The movie version with Shia LaBeouf was OK, but the book was way better.

Domo Genesis

#11. And what would you do if you met a jibboo?

Dr. Seuss

#12. We read to know we're not alone. We read because we are alone. We read and we are not alone.

Gabrielle Zevin

#13. When people don't understand that being uncomfortable is part of the process of achievement, they use the discomfort as a reason not to do. They don't get what they want. We must learn to tolerate discomfort in order to grow.

Peter McWilliams