Peter Robinson
Peter Robinson
pain regret loss
It's easier to forget the past if nothing ever reminds you of those leathery old scars that can never again feel any loss or pain; the old wounds must be kept open if you are going to remember their cause and regret their occurrence.
fall loss roots
...I'm hoping to know and teach a Gospel that is true to Scripture - and the Gospel that I see in the Bible is COSMIC (big enough to redeem all of Creation) and RELATIONAL (getting at the root of the Fall - the loss of our relational capacities)...
clearly sincerity table
Their sincerity at the table is clearly in question, ... duplicitous.
clients talking
I've been talking to a lot of my clients and talking to a lot of legislators.
character means
It means you have to keep up with the science, even if your character still relies on psychology.
absolute combined commitment determination genuine learned lesson lightness watching
Watching Reagan, we learned a lesson in how you play the game. You see it in Roberts, too: a genuine friendliness and lightness of touch, combined with absolute determination and commitment to principle.
allowed democratic held hostage ireland northern people proceed rest
Why should the rest of the people of Northern Ireland be held hostage by the IRA? Why should we not be allowed to proceed with the democratic process?
change efforts letters north publishers readers resist sound
But then I resist efforts by North American publishers to change my language, because if ever they do, I get letters from readers saying: it's set in England, we don't want it to sound American.
brought memories stuff time uncle
From the time my uncle was murdered, it brought all that stuff back again. The memories and the loss, the emotion, the tears.
finding
I'm still finding things out about him (Banks), and I don't know when that's going to stop.
business years mba
Sometimes during the two-year curriculum, every MBA student ought to hear it clearly stated that numbers, techniques, and analysis are all side matters. What is central to business is the joy of creating.
soccer football team
I keep to a minimum dialect, in-jokes about football (soccer) teams and soap opera characters, so as not to lose North American readers.
age extravagance levels
The new century will see unimaginable levels of wastefulness and extravagance, but it will also be an age in which the individual human being acquires a true and universally recognised value.
ifs
If you like Harlan Coben, you’ll love Linwood Barclay.