“ A bachelor always feels himself defrauded, when he knows or suspects that any woman of his acquaintance has given herself away. Nathaniel Hawthorne
“ Do you think the Goblin King really did it?" asked Cordelia hesitantly. All the sheep knew she was talking about George's death. Mopple quickly pulled up a tuft of grass."Or Satan?" added Lane."Nonsen… Leonie Swann
“ He could see her, but dared not remain for fear of annoying her by seeming to be spying upon the pleasures which she tasted in other company, pleasures which - while he drove home in utter loneliness,… Marcel Proust
“ I was thinking that being a demon and a ghost must be very difficult, even for Charles; if he ever forgot, or let his disguise drop for a minute, he would be recognized at once and driven away; he mus… Shirley Jackson
“ Proctor: I am only wondering how I may prove what she told me, Elizabeth. If the girl's a saint now, I think it is not easy to prove she's fraud, and the town gone so silly. She told it to me in a roo… Arthur Miller
“ Many in the church have turned their back on serious study, and have embraced an anti-intellectualism which refuses to learn anything from scholarship at all lest it corrupt their pure faith. It is ti… N.T. Wright
“ The throbbing habits of assumption tinted with malice lead to decisions and actions that drum out faith, trust and respect towards a crashing carelessness and uselessness. Be effective by discarding s… Angelica Hopes
“ Peace is a place of unhindered enjoyment of friendship beyond guilt, suspicion, blame of inferiority François Du Toit
“ ...each of us from the seance stood alone. Like so many pillars of salt, we had tried to look back and failed. And in the eyes of the others who shared the pale, flat sky with us, there was sometimes… Joan Lowery Nixon
“ It was strange how she found out, One moment she didn't know; the next minute she did. One moment her mind was as blank as the desert; the next minute the snake of suspicion had slithered into her tho… Thrity Umrigar
“ That was when it was all made painfully clear to me. When you are a child, there is joy. There is laughter. And most of all, there is trust. Trust in your fellows. When you are an adult...then comes s… Peter David
“ To find out if she really loved me, I hooked her up to a lie detector. And just as I suspected, my machine was broken. Dark Jar Tin Zoo
“ Statistically speaking, there is a 65 percent chance that the love of your life is having an affair. Be very suspicious. Scott Dikkers