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omission nonfiction sin
In reference works, as in sin, omission is as bad as willful misbehavior. Elizabeth McCracken
omission self identity
There is a terrible blindness in the love that wants only to accommodate. It's not only to do with omissions and half-truths. It implants a lack of being in the speaker and robs the self of an identity without which it is impossible for one to grow close to another. Alexander Theroux
omission world action
The world turns on our every action, and our every omission, whether we know it or not. Abraham Verghese
omission sun danger
Omission to do what is necessary Seals a commission to a blank of danger; And danger, like an ague, subtly taints Even then when we sit idly in the sun. William Shakespeare
omission challenges would-be
Some consider the puzzles that are created by their omissions as spicy challenges, without which their texts would be boring; others shun clarity lest their work is considered trivial. Edsger Dijkstra
omission sublime poet
What believer sees a disturbing omission or infelicity? The text, whether of prophet or of poet, expands for whatever we can put into it, and even his bad grammar is sublime. George Eliot
omission historical banking
I am myself persuaded, on the basis of extensive study of the historical evidence, that... the severity of each of the contractions - 1920-21, 1929-33, and 1937-38 - is directly attributable to acts of commission and omission by the Reserve authorities and would not have occurred under earlier monetary and banking arrangements. Milton Friedman
omission evil wickedness
The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil. Plutarch
omission lust care
He, then, that would mortify any disquieting lust: let him take care to be equally diligent in all parts of obedience, and know that every lust, every omission of duty, is burdensome to God, though only one be burdensome to him. John Owen
missing-you worry missing
He's sharp, he can score and he doesn't worry about missing. Alan Hansen
missing matter where-you-are
No matter what you do or where you are, you're going to be missing out on something. Alan Arkin
missing young without-hope
That is how we lived, happily and without hope. I was very young then, and I did not miss having a future because I did not know I was entitled to one. Chris Cleave
missing-someone house coats
...it’s not just the person who fills a house, it’s their I’ll be back later!s, their toothbrushes and unused hats and coats, their belongingnesses. David Mitchell
missing colombia
I miss Colombia. It's a great place. Camilo Villegas
missing torment
There is always something missing that torments me. Camille Claudel
missing infidelity kitchen
Things that are unsightly: birthmarks, infidelity, strangers in one's kitchen. Too much sunlight. Stitches. Missing teeth. Overlong guests. Catherynne M. Valente
missing heaven firsts
If I ever reach heaven I expect to find three wonders there: first, to meet some I had not thought to see there; second, to miss some I had expected to see there; and third, the greatest wonder of all, to find myself there. Billy Joel
missing awareness presence-of-god
We cannot attain the presence of God. We're already totally in the presence of God. What's missing is awareness. David Brenner
too-much fables labels
Don't rely too much on labels, for too often they are fables Charles Spurgeon
too-much used changed
Everything has changed. I cannot be used anymore. Those days are over. I know too much. What I do now, I do for me. China Mieville
too-much pebbles diamond
Words are like diamonds. Polish them too much, and all you get are pebbles. Bryce Courtenay
too-much week working-it
When you start working on a series, it's almost too much work. It's like a movie a week. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
too-much taste littles
To loathe the taste of sweetness, whereof little more than a little is by much too much.
too-much energy down-and
I don't really read too much. It really is counter to my energy. I can't sit down and concentrate on words. Charlie Bewley
too-much bears would-be
We learn to make a shell for ourselves when we are young and then spend the rest of our lives hoping for someone to reach inside and touch us. Just touch us—anything more than that would be too much for us to bear. Bill Russell
too-much gin drank
Z is for Zillah who drank too much gin. Edward Gorey
too-much because-i-can bother
It's no good saying I wished I could go out more, because I can't. But I don't bother about it too much. David Hockney