The universe is so vast, so immense, we can never expect to explore it all. It is in effect, not so much a final frontier as an ultimate frontier; the ultimate frontier – as wide as it is deep. Stars shine coldly in the unimaginable blackness. Out of the darkness, a tiny speck caught the distant light of stars – a tiny gray speck that, as it moved, seemed to grow larger, catching the light just so until it revealed itself to be a ship.
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Nothing in the world like a sore st... STHEPHEN CHBOSKY no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I saw other people there. Old men sitting alone. Young girls with blue eye shadow and awkward jaws. ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That one moment when you know you are not a sad story. You are ALIVE. STEPHAN CHBOSKY Somos quienes somos por un montón de razones.Quizás nunca conozcamos la mayoría de ellas.Pero aun... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I know these will all be stories some day, and our pictures will become old photographs. We all beco... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Life is weird and wonderful like that, is it not. SONYA.E.WILLIAMS ...the total number of galaxies in the universe seems to be in the region of ten billion, and that e... ERLEND LOE I love my mom so much. I don't care if that's corny to say. I think on my next birthday, I'm going t... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Ambos dijeron que tomara asiento y parecían hablar en serio, así que me senté. STEPHEN CHBOSKY We'll be Friends Forever, won't we, Pooh?' asked Piglet. Even longer,' Pooh answered.” ... A.A. MILNE So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I am often asked how it is that I am able to value people to such a deep degree. Apparently, I exhib... C. JOYBELL C. (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON I was very grateful to have heard it again. Because I guess we all forget sometimes. And I think eve... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Well, you can't know it without something having been sneezed. A.A. MILNE I speak the truth. Not everyone who says they are ready to hear it really are. MONIKA ZANDS Life is not a game. Still, in this life, we choose the games we live to play. J.R. RIM It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage. GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is near... MEISTER ECKHART Darkness may cover light, but that is not the same thing as putting it out. Whereas, to overcome dar... CAMERON DOKEY Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is near... MEISTER ECKHART It's an exciting new frontier as a market and as a medium to showcase these films. BEN MURRAY To stand on the brink of what is coming, feeling eager, optimistic anticipation—with no feeli... ASK AND IT IS GIVEN What's the difference between people who see and seek gaps and those that see and seek bridges? The ... RICHIE NORTON The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS If I provide for this life and turn away from the Lord, I am wise for a moment, but lost forever. FRANCINE RIVERS
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CHRISTINA ENGELA Sumone Yiden Smiff was a businessman of note. Was, past tense. Through years of sweat and swearing a... CHRISTINA ENGELA When religion ceases to be speculative and become factual and "true", it will become science. Scienc... CHRISTINA ENGELA It is quite ironic that those calling the loudest for 'morality' are typically the most immoral of a... CHRISTINA ENGELA Ironically people will thank a deity for 'letting' them win a race, but blame a 'witch' if they stum... CHRISTINA ENGELA Tracey hurriedly shut the door behind her to prevent the flames that had been licking hungrily at he... CHRISTINA ENGELA Freedom is being whole on my own and not needing somebody else to complete me. CHRISTINA ENGELA Hugs are so vital a thing that there should never be so few of them that you can count the ones you'... CHRISTINA ENGELA South Africa is the only country where an overwhelming majority in complete political control is app... CHRISTINA ENGELA There's no point in arguing with an idiot - save for exposing their stupidity in their own words. CHRISTINA ENGELA Some might claim that like the secret of flying is missing the ground, the secret to immortality is ... CHRISTINA ENGELA If I want religion, I know where to look for it - and if for example I don't want it, then why shoul... CHRISTINA ENGELA A device in the arm of his chair made an obscene noise. The murals on the chair suggested disturbing... CHRISTINA ENGELA Christ asked people who follow him to be the voice for the voiceless - not to wire their mouths shut... CHRISTINA ENGELA The Doktor took a fly swatter and hit it hard. ‘Bang!’ it went. But it didn’t go splat! The ro... CHRISTINA ENGELA As a human rights activist it is concerning to me that those committing atrocities against vulnerabl... CHRISTINA ENGELA Those who say 'it's just an animal' are really saying more about themselves than they realize. CHRISTINA ENGELA Marsh’k cut the circuit on the rest of the helmsman’s whining and rose to his feet, stretching t... CHRISTINA ENGELA The Hammer was a hard man, a smart man too, and he took pride in always having a plan ‘b’. For t... CHRISTINA ENGELA I don't think it matters so much who we love - what matters is that we love. CHRISTINA ENGELA If you 'don't do politics' , trust me - politics will do you. CHRISTINA ENGELA How very like humans to pervert a message of love and peace to make it into an ideology of war and o... CHRISTINA ENGELA Mykl d’Angelo groaned where he sat slumped in his chair. The irritating noise was unsettling his p... CHRISTINA ENGELA These mods made significant improvements to the cars – enough so that I changed my mind (another p... CHRISTINA ENGELA The Doktor was an old man. When he was a kid, his Dad bought him a chemistry set. He never played wi... CHRISTINA ENGELA The passenger liner Ossifar Distana was one of the most luxurious of its kind in space anywhere. It ... CHRISTINA ENGELA What I know from history is this: Those who do not appreciate their freedom and aren't prepared to p... CHRISTINA ENGELA As far as I am concerned, bigotry in strawberry or vanilla flavor is still bigotry. CHRISTINA ENGELA Soon it would be his turn. Kaine wondered how he would meet Death. His ship was a mess, in every sen... CHRISTINA ENGELA You can pass any law you like to make 'criminals' of those you don't like and then justify it with w... CHRISTINA ENGELA Being captain of such a vessel was not a stressful job, despite the sheer size of the thing. Everyth... CHRISTINA ENGELA Slavery of the heart, oh Love - a prisoner of will thou art - proof that love, while blissful, can o... CHRISTINA ENGELA Religious extremism is fatal to those who don't conform to its values, or remold or submit themselve... CHRISTINA ENGELA Light-years away, another starship was also experiencing problems, though perhaps not as severe. The... CHRISTINA ENGELA What we see far too little of today is people who identify as Christians, standing up to the hate-mo... CHRISTINA ENGELA The religious right sees every group trying to achieve equality with them as a threat, because if th... CHRISTINA ENGELA People attacking a group from outside will simply case that group to close ranks and unify and becom... CHRISTINA ENGELA Disagreeing with someone does not mean that they have to be enemies or opponents. CHRISTINA ENGELA I wonder why bigots think their conservative and puritanical version of 'God' made the male body wit... CHRISTINA ENGELA At forty two years, Sona Kilroy stood tall and strapping, a powerful figure. Rising to the rank of A... CHRISTINA ENGELA The Doktor was very vond, I mean fond of Vluffy, so he gave him a flame-proof doggie-jacket. It was ... CHRISTINA ENGELA