Chris Heimerdinger · 268 pages
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“Whoso should possess this land of promise, should serve him, the true and only God, or they should be swept off when the fullness of his wrath shall come upon them.”
― Chris Heimerdinger, quote from Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites
“If it so be that they shall keep his commandments they shall be blessed upon the face of this land, and there shall be none to molest them, nor to take away the land of their inheritance, and they shall dwell safely forever.”
― Chris Heimerdinger, quote from Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites
“Honor your father and your mother that your days may be long upon the land.”
― Chris Heimerdinger, quote from Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites
“Though I’m old and blind, I promise to put up a worthy fight. Probably kill half of you. No matter how harmless I may seem, you better know the blood running in my veins is that of a Nephite.”
― Chris Heimerdinger, quote from Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites
“Lamanite warriors love to interrupt any time a Nephite opens his mouth,”
― Chris Heimerdinger, quote from Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites
“Nephites,” he added, “love to talk and find it particularly annoying to be quieted.”
― Chris Heimerdinger, quote from Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites
“In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children.”
― Chris Heimerdinger, quote from Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites
“Miracles happen all the time, Dad. But it’s not likely you’ll know about ’em if you’re not where the Lord wants you to be, and doin’ what he wants you to do.”
― Chris Heimerdinger, quote from Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites
“A good book ... leaves you wanting to reread the book. A great book compels you to reread your own soul.”
― Richard Flanagan, quote from The Narrow Road to the Deep North
“She could read the patterns, knew at a glance a Melas from a Konya, a Ladik from a Sivas. She loved the Ladik.”
― Ann Patchett, quote from The Magician's Assistant
“This was the consequence of seeing too much and understanding the horrible truth: No one is safe. The world is not manageable.”
― David Sedaris, quote from When You Are Engulfed in Flames
“Bakery air is that steaming hot front of thick, buttery fumes waiting for you just inside the door of a bakery. And I am just going to tell you straight up: That is some fine air!”
― Neil Pasricha, quote from The Book of Awesome
“And after that, and also for each word, there should be sentences that show the twists and turns of meanings—the way almost every word slips in its silvery, fishlike way, weaving this way and that, adding subtleties of nuance to itself, and then perhaps shedding them as public mood dictates.”
― Simon Winchester, quote from The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
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