Quotes About Understanding

There are things ye maybe canna tell me, he had said. I willna ask ye, or force ye. But when ye do tell me something, let it be the truth. There is nothing between us now but respect, and respect has room for secrets, I think—but not for lies.

It's strange," he said, "when he was alive, I didna pay him much heed. But once he was dead, the things he'd told me had a good deal more influence.

Does it bother you that I'm not a virgin?" He hesitated a moment before answering. "Well, no," he said slowly, "so long as it doesna bother you that I am." He grinned at my drop-jawed expression, and backed toward the door.

It wasn't that Friends thought that the Lord spoke only to them; it was only that they weren't sure other folk listened very often.

Ian, your Latin would disgrace a dog! And as for the rest, ye havena got enough understanding of Greek to tell the difference between water and wine!" "If they're drinkin' it, it's not water

astutely observes that a Man's sense of

I know why the Jews and Muslims have nine hundred names for God; one small word is not enough for love. I

Call it fate," Claire had said, looking at him with a hawk's eye, the one that sees from far above, so far above, maybe, that what seems mercilessness is truly compassion. "Or call it bad luck. But it wasn't your fault. Or hers.

DON'T ASK QUESTIONS YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR THE ANSWERS TO In the woods, an hour's ride outside Philadelphia JOHN GREY HAD BEEN quite resigned to

Then ye live with it, laddie, he said softly. That's all.

If there's true emotional content in a situation between characters, all you do is reveal it.

On ne pense qu'à quoi ? – Tu sais très bien ce que je veux dire. – Pour ça, oui. Je me demandais simplement... c'est une insulte ou un compliment ? J'ouvris la bouche, puis la refermai, lui renvoyant son regard rêveur. – Si la chaussure sied à ton pied, enfile-la, déclarai-je.

I had known her long enough, though, to realize that one of Jenny's greatest gifts was her ability to see something with utter clarity—and then to look straight through it, as though it wasn't there.

all, is it not? But

I do not understand men." That made him chuckle, deep in his chest. "Yes, ye do, Sassenach. Ye only wish ye didn

If thee thinks the spirit of God is necessarily logical, thee know Him better than I do.

How old was Jem when he finally learned to tell jokes? You remember how he got the form of jokes but didn't really understand the idea of content?" "What's the difference between a Ã¢â'¬Â¦ a Ã¢â'¬Â¦ a button and a sock?" she mimicked, catching Jem's breathless excitement to a T. "A Ã¢â'¬Â¦ BUFFALO! HAHAHAHAHA!

You can't make a horse do anything. You see what he's going to do and then you tell him to do that, and he thinks it's your idea, so next time you tell him something, he's more likely to do what you tell him.

hostess out there. After all, we've been married almost

My sobs lessened and I began to calm myself, leaning tiredly into the curve of his shoulder. No wonder he was so good with horses, I thought blearily, feeling his fingers rubbing gently behind my ears, listening to the soothing, incomprehensible speech. If I were a horse, I'd let him ride me anywhere.

though testing his vision. "Fades a bit sometimes," he explained, "if I'm verra tired. Things

It is not the place of science to insist on explanation—but only to observe, in hopes that the explanation will manifest itself.

You mean to tell me that you married me out of love?" I demanded. He raised his eyebrows, struggling to draw in breath. "Have I not…just been…saying so?

is one thing, but to help those of your flock who lack that goodness, you need to understand something of evil and thus the struggle that afflicts them.