Quotes from Sinner

Ted Dekker ·  374 pages

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“Just because someone sees the truth doesn't mean they will accept it or allow that truth to change them.”
― Ted Dekker, quote from Sinner


“Just because the truth disturbs someone doesn't make speaking that truth hate speech.”
― Ted Dekker, quote from Sinner


“How can you hope to recognize good and evil for what they truly are if you have no belief in a moral authority greater than yourself?”
― Ted Dekker, quote from Sinner


“When did speaking your beliefs become synonymous with forcing them upon others?”
― Ted Dekker, quote from Sinner


“Nothing was worse than reading too late and falling asleep two or three pages into a novel.”
― Ted Dekker, quote from Sinner



“Make sure your soul is attached at all times - this town will steal it in a second, given the chance.”
― Ted Dekker, quote from Sinner


“You give people a little money and they lose all their manners, even the ones who had manners to begin with.”
― Ted Dekker, quote from Sinner


About the author

Ted Dekker
Born place: in Indonesia
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“What do I fear? Myself? There’s none else by.
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Then fly! What, from myself? Great reason why:
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