“You get no writing done at all if you sit at a table with a view. You'd spent the whole time watching the birds or thinking about what you would like to be doing out of doors, instead of flogging yourself to work out of sheer boredom.”
― Mary Stewart, quote from Thornyhold
“I suppose my mother could have been a witch if she had chosen to. But she met my father, who was a rather saintly clergyman, and he cancelled her out.”
― Mary Stewart, quote from Thornyhold
“I had always been content to know that there was more in the living world than we could hope to understand.”
― Mary Stewart, quote from Thornyhold
“Literature and fiction are full of femmes fatales, but there is also an homme fatal, an altogether rarer bird, and pity help the lonely and impressionable female who comes within range of him.”
― Mary Stewart, quote from Thornyhold
“William's mother, dead these six years. He spoke of her with love, but without grief. Six years, and whatever the loss, happiness steals back.”
― Mary Stewart, quote from Thornyhold
“I assure you, I've come to one of those natural breaks in the book, where one can walk away and let things go on working in the subconscious. It's true, don't look so unbelieving. It means I can afford to tear myself away from my view of the pigsties and go out on parole, as much as I like and you'll put up with.”
― Mary Stewart, quote from Thornyhold
Mary Stewart
Born place: in Sunderland, The United Kingdom
Born date September 12, 1916
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“You seriously think you got some kind of god after you?” Gary asked. Marie nodded. Gary turned to me. “I vote we drop her off at a loony bin and run for the hills.”
“Are you asking me to run away with you, Gary? After such a short, violent courtship?”
― C.E. Murphy, quote from Urban Shaman
“A woman can always strive to be stronger in the face of painful emotions.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Crystal Storm
“Women who can’t be close to their husbands have a propensity to develop a self-absorbing, spiritual intimacy with spiritual leaders—be they men or women.”
― Debi Pearl, quote from Created to be His Help Meet
“أقعنعنا فليشمان فعلاً في الحديث بالتفصيل عن نظريته الخاصة بالواقع الجنسي. وعند منتصف الليل كان قد قطع شوطاً طويلاً في الموضوع وقدّم لنا عرضاً رائعاً للمشكلة كلها. تظاهرنا في بعض الأحيان أنّنا لم نفهمه مما اضطره إلى إيضاح الأمور بصورة أفضل.
وكانت النتائج تفوق تصوراتنا. فهو ببراعنه العلمية الفائقة أظهر فهماً كبيراً للمشكلة، حيث يرى أنّ الدافع الجنسي عند الإنسان له أساس رومانسي عند الإنسان له أساس رومانسي شأنه الدافع الشعري. فعندما يتلقى الشاعر عمق الخلود من منظر الجبال، يعرف جيداً أنّ الجبال ليست آلهة مغطاة بالسحاب. بل إنّ عقله يضفي عليها بهاءً شديداً، أو أنّه يراها رمزاً لبهاء عقله الخفي، هذا وتُذَكِّرُهُ عظمتها وشموخها بعظمته وشموخه. وعندما يقع الإنسان في هوى امرأة، فإن الشاعر فيه هو الذي يرى فيها أداة للارتقاء. وطاقة الدافع الجنسي هذه إنّما هي الطاقة الإلهية الموجودة لدى الإنسان، كما أنّ الدافع الجنسي يستطيع أن يستثير هذه الطاقة مثلما يستثير الجبل إحساسه بالجمال. وذكر فليشمان أنّه يتعين علينا أن ننظر إلى الإنسان ليس باعتباره وحدة وإنّما صراعاً دائماً بين الذات العليا والذات الدنيا.
ويمثّل الانحراف الجنسي كما هو موجود عند دي ساد هاتين الذاتين وهما في صراع ملتحم لايمكن معه فصلهما أبدأً. وتُوَظّفُ الذات الدنيا عمداً قوى الذات العليا لأغراضها الخاصة.”
― Colin Wilson, quote from The Mind Parasites
“You’re quoted as saying, ‘The bad news is, we won’t get much sleep tonight; the good news is, we get to kill people.’” She paused, as if waiting for me to disavow the quote. I was silent, and she went on. “We have a retired Army officer on our staff, and he warned me that there are people who enjoy killing, and they aren’t nice to be around. Could you please explain your quote for me?”
“No, I cannot.”
“Well, do you really feel that way?” Her tone was earnest, almost pleading.
“You mean, will I climb your clock tower and pick people off with a hunting rifle?”
It was her turn to be silent.
“No, I will not. Do I feel compelled to explain myself to you? I don’t.”
― quote from One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
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