Ellis Peters Quotes
Bitter though it may be to many, Cadfael concluded, there is no substitute for truth, in this or any case.
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God is like the sun. When the sun shines, it shines for everyone. God is for everyone.
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So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
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I'm very much a hypochondriac, worried about dying, and not having enough time to work with the people I want to work with and being fulfilled as an actor.
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I was looking for what was coming from a man's soul and a man's conviction. I didn't care about his past. If it was innate and natural and felt good to him and it communicated.
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I've always wanted to do a lot of things.
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Hair wax is my go-to. When it comes to shampoo, I use whatever is at the rink.
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I've never been a calm, midrange type person.
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If it squares with the Scripture, then let's go. If it's in conflict with the Scripture, then it's heresy.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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When I was a child, my father taught me to put up my fists like a boy and to be prepared to defend myself at all times.
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Furthermore, the slaves cannot be put into a more wretched situation, ourselves being judges, and the community cannot take a more lively step to escape ruin, and obtain the smiles and protection of Heaven.
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We allowed ourselves to become particularly interested in research into the appearance of intermediate products of sugar decomposition during cell-free fermentation.
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Term limits aren't enough. We need jail.
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I was told having a website would help me. I have yet to figure out why my life story needs to be on the web.
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In the age of television, image becomes more important than substance.
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It was the drawing that led me to architecture, the search for light and astonishing forms.
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Commercial success still hasn't come to an artist that isn't signed to a record label. There are very few artists that can succeed without the help of a record label. The role of the record label is still required, it's still necessary.
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It can be a miserable profession, acting, because you always want what you can't have.
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Every user of the river down here understands that a healthy river is absolutely vital for a healthy economy and a healthy tourism industry.
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Though men may be deep, mentally they are slow.
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May we agree that private life is irrelevant? Multiple, mixed, ambiguous at best - out of it we try to fashion the crystal clear, the singular, the absolute, and that is what is relevant; that is what matters.
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I'm a school teacher, and later on, well past my formal education, I became very interested in science.
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Nine out of 10 times these guys will hit it-they'll be on something incredibly funny, but one out of 10, two out of 10, they'll fall flat on their faces. That's what makes them great actors: they take those chances, they don't play it safe.
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Bitter though it may be to many, Cadfael concluded, there is no substitute for truth, in this or any case.
