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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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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Making movies is time-consuming and it's boring. You spend most of your time waiting between takes. It's like a big machine that moves slowly.
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I have always been convinced that if a woman once made up her mind to marry a man nothing but instant flight could save him.
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Texas is a state of mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all, Texas is a nation in every sense of the word. And there’s an opening convey of generalities. A Texan outside of Texas is a foreigner.
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The Times (25 May 1983).
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Baptists never make love standing up. They're afraid someone might see them and think they're dancing.
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Beauty is in you and is reflected in your eyes. It is not material.
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Bitter though it may be to many, Cadfael concluded, there is no substitute for truth, in this or any case.
