Quotes from Sam Torode

With any teacher or book, take what resonates with you and leave the rest. Your own mind is your greatest teacher. Trust it.

John the Baptist wasn't Catholic. He was the very first Baptist—everybody knows that." Sarah shook her head. "They called him 'the Baptist' because he baptized people, silly." I tapped my fingers on the table. "He swore off women, refused decent food and clothing, and was always yelling at people to repent. If that isn't Baptist, I don't know what is.

The problem with a lot of church people," Craw said, "is that they're trying to be holier than Jesus.

was only God's rough draft, but Eve was his masterpiece.

Why didn't Noah save the dinosaurs, if God told him to bring two of every creature?

It's rainin' like Billy-be-damned out there.

Take responsibility for your life, and you'll gain the power to change it. Be patient and content in all circumstances, and you'll find unshakable peace.

The problem with a lot of church people, Craw said, is that they're trying to be holier than Jesus.

Knowledge squared is wisdom, and wisdom squared is virtue.

Remember—Adam was only God's rough draft, but Eve was his masterpiece.

winter mortifies the flesh and invigorates the soul. There's nothing like a brisk, biting wind to fend off gluttony and lust." I could see his point: it's hard to fornicate when your balls are frostbitten.

I nibbled on the edge—it tasted like a piece of bologna that had met a violent death and been embalmed.

Diamonds are obtained by mining under the earth. Dig deep within your soul, and you'll gain new riches of understanding, wisdom, and power. —James Allen

Millie snapped. "Are you saying I'm an old wife?" "I'd better shut my trap before I fall into yours.

To me, a forest is just a bunch of trees, but lakes and rivers are alive. Water is to the land what blood is to the body.

Show me a man and a woman in love, and I'll show you Adam and Eve.

If not for the deer, the men would have shot each other for sport.

Did you ever stop to consider the person who first discovered milk? It took a lot of nerve to be the first man to pull on a cow's nipple and drink whatever came out.

Remember this, my boy. The two greatest men who ever livied-Jesus and Socrates-were both hoboes.

Some people put more effort and money into the wedding day than they do into the marriage itself, then it's all downhill from there. I was happy for a simple start; things could only get better.

Society always tries to enslave, imprison, and execute its greatest men, those who dare to stand apart and rise above.' He scratched his chin. 'That's why I'm keeping a low profile--so the bastards don't get me.

water is to the land what blood is to the body.

Texas's main exports are cotton, oil, and preachers.

To me, a forest is just a bunch of trees, but lakes and rivers are alive. Water is to the land what blood is to the land.