Just Peeling Potatoes
Posted in Academic Pursuits and tagged with God, Quote, Sin, Singleness on February 23, 2010“Whenever you believe that the evil outside you is greater than the evil inside you, a heartfelt pursuit of Christ will be replaced by a zealous fighting of the ‘evil’ around you.” – How People Change by Timothy Lane and Paul Tripp, p. 9
“I ask myself at night, ‘Did you do everything today that you could to be the best?’ It’s very hard to answer ‘yes.’ ” – Apolo Ohno
“Give me a used Bible and I will, I think, be able to tell you about a man by the places that are edged with the dirt of seeking fingers.” – East of Eden by John Steinbeck, p. 350
“Anyone who thinks he’s too small to make a difference has never been bit by a mosquito.” – Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls, p. 246
” ‘I should have thought that a pack of British boys… would have been able to put up a better show than that.’ ” – Lord of the Flies by William Golding
“On the other hand, women who didn’t marry became old maids, spinsters who slept in the attic, sat in a corner peeling potatoes all day, and were a burden on their families, like our neighbor Old Man Pucket’s sister, Louella.” – Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls, p. 39
“When people kill themselves, they think they’re ending the pain but all they’re doing is passing it on to those they leave behind.” – Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls, p. 113
“I’d donate a kidney to Jamie without a moment’s hesitation, but I was intensely annoyed if he asked me to make a special stop at the drugstore to pick up shaving cream.” – The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, p. 41
“Some people exude their futures, good or bad.” – East of Eden by John Steinbeck, p. 277
“Money brings its own problems, of course – but money also brings options. Money can buy childare, a separate bathroom, a vacation, the freedom from arguments over bills – all sorts of things that help stabilize a marriage.” – Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert, p. 148-149
“I had no problem with whatever she used to draw her closer to God…” – Wounded by Claudia Mair Burney, p. 158
“The number of households in America without children reached an all-time high in 2008.” – Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert, p. 149
“A man’s mind can’t stay in time the way his body does.” – East of Eden by John Steinbeck
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February 23rd, 2010 at 9:15 am
“Anyone who thinks he’s too small to make a difference has never been bit by a mosquito.” – Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls, p. 246
I like this one a lot. Sometimes I think doing something wouldn’t matter because it wouldn’t make a big impact. If everyone thought that way nothing would ever get accomplished. I changed my thinking on it and I’m glad for it.
February 23rd, 2010 at 2:31 pm
I love the one from the Happiness Project. It’s funny what we’re willing to admit we’d do for one another yet we annoyed or feel burdened if they ask us to do something menial. I absolutely adore my mother. I really would give her my kidney, but I’m so often annoyed when she asks me to stop by the store for her or pick something up!
The next one I love is the one about money. Money really can be a blessing or a curse in so many ways. It can really bless a marriage or it can tear it apart.
February 25th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
“On the other hand, women who didn’t marry became old maids, spinsters who slept in the attic, sat in a corner peeling potatoes all day, and were a burden on their families, like our neighbor Old Man Pucket’s sister, Louella.” – Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls, p. 39
Love this quote! Don’t know why!
February 28th, 2010 at 12:55 am
This is one of my favorite recurring features of your blog. :)