“Thus in this heaven he took his delight And smothered her with kisses upon kisses Till gradually he came to know where bliss is.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer, quote from Troilus and Criseyde
“Men may the wise atrenne, and naught atrede.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer, quote from Troilus and Criseyde
“For thus men seyth, "That on thenketh the beere,
But al another thenketh his ledere.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer, quote from Troilus and Criseyde
“And after winter folweth grene May.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer, quote from Troilus and Criseyde
“Ne nevere mo ne lakked hire pite;
Tendre-herted, slydynge of corage;
But trewely, I kan nat telle hire age.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer, quote from Troilus and Criseyde
“Go litel bok, go, litel myn tragedye,
Ther God thi makere yet, er that he dye,
So sende myght to make in som comedye!
But litel book, no makyng thow n'envie,
But subgit be to alle poesye;
And kis the steppes where as thow seest pace
Virgile, Ovide, Omer, Lucan, and Stace.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer, quote from Troilus and Criseyde
“Go, litel bok, go, litel myn tragedye,”
― Geoffrey Chaucer, quote from Troilus and Criseyde
Geoffrey Chaucer
Born place: London, England
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“The biggest threat to the church today is fans who call themselves Christians but aren’t actually interested in following Christ. They want to be close enough to Jesus to get all the benefits, but not so close that it requires anything from them.”
― Kyle Idleman, quote from Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Jesus
“Por sí mismo no tenía valor, naturalmente. El dinero era un medio. Pero cuando se trataba de llegar a fin de mes nadie lo desestimaba rápidamente como algo que «no preocupaba». Comida, vivienda, ropa. Seguridad, en la medida en que tal cosa existiera, y por tanto también la capacidad de salvarse. Eficacia, poder, influencia. Desahogo, libertad, elección. Generosidad, caridad, si no amor, por sus hijos, por su mujer, por su padre, la evidencia palpable del amor. Educación, si no sabiduría, el requisito previo de información precisa. Si no felicidad, confort, que, de ser necesario, podía hacer las veces de felicidad. Billetes de avión: experiencias, belleza y la posibilidad de escapar.”
― Lionel Shriver, quote from So Much for That
“The raven spread out its glossy wings and departed like hope.”
― Cecilia Dart-Thornton, quote from The Battle of Evernight
“All right, Emma. You brought me in. You made your move. Just like I knew you would. A nice move. Now it's my turn.”
― Joss Whedon, quote from Astonishing X-Men, Volume 3: Torn
“Illium grinned, unrepentant. “Want to try again? I’ll move extra slow—you are both so much older, after all.” The last words were a conspiratorial whisper. Galen glanced at Raphael. “How has he survived this long?” “No one can catch him.”
― Nalini Singh, quote from Angels' Flight
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