Quotes About Revelation

What a personage says or does reveals a certain moral purpose; and a good element of character, if the purpose so revealed is good. Such goodness is possible in every type of personage, even in a woman. ARISTOTLE: The Art of Poetry. (tr. Ingram Bywater.)

the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs.

I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation.

It seemed to me as if nothing would or could ever be known. All that had so long engaged my attention suddenly grew despicable.

I believe that if one fathoms deeply one's own neighborhood and the everyday world in which he lives, the greatest of worlds will be revealed.

We don't know what kind of people we truly are until the moment before our deaths. As death comes to embrace you, you will realize what you are. That's what death is, don't you think?

We are humans, not fish. We don't know what kind of people we truly are until the moment before our deaths. As death comes to embrace you, you will realize what you are. That's what death is, don't you think?

following the Kursk disaster].. Putin appeared on CNN's Larry King Live. When King asked What happened?, Putin shrugged, smiled - impishly, it seemed - and said It sank.

It all became clear to me that day, September 3, 2004.

It is quite a revelation to discover that the place you wanted to escape to is the exact same place you escaped from. That the prison wasn't the place, but the perspective.

I know nothing," I say, cheerfully. "You never seem to. Have you ever wondered why that is?" "It's very deliberate. I've found that knowledge is usually a burden. I prefer to be surprised and then eventually horrified.

Hamish shrugged. "It's all pretty cool and impressive … if you never saw fucking Jurassic Park .

Keep digging and you'll always discover a new low.

Readers, professional or casual, are alert to passages in a book that illuminate what was previously shadowy and formless.

No moose, Stevie said. The moose is a lie.

And I think something is beautiful if it reveals something important about what it means to be alive.

Before I take you into the beating heart of the story, let's get one thing out of the way. I know from experience that when it comes up later, it will distract you so much that you won't be able to concentrate on anything else I will tell you. My name is Jubilee Dougal. Take a moment and let it sink in.

After that, I felt like I had two lives. There was the me I had been before the attack, the one people knew and wanted to relate to. The one people wanted to comfort and fix. And there was another me, a hidden me that no one ever saw. There was a me who had tasted death. That me knew things others people didn't know.

Then I noticed his rising blush, and I realized something. Tobin and Angie . . . their togetherness was new. New enough that being touched by her still came as a glorious, blush-worthy surprise.

There were for sure snakes at the camp. It was entirely made of snakes. Why hadn't she thought of the snakes?

That's what she gets, if she gets anything at all, Stevie said. All of this starts in late May and goes on through June. What dose this suggest? Morning sickness, Nate said, his eyes widening. Morning sickness, Stevie replied, smiling. You terrify me, Nate said quietly.

The full truth was a little too much to throw at a stranger.

The more I looked, the more Christmasy it got.

Some guys surprise you like that.