#bell

In the Christian world... it is believed that angels were created at the beginning, and that heaven was formed of them; and that the Devil or Satan was an angel of light, who, becoming rebellions, was cast down with his crew, and that this was the origin of hell. ↗

— Emanuel Swedenborg

#angels #becoming #beginning #believed #cast

Alec looked at her and shook his head. "How do you manage never to get mud on your clothes?" Isabelle shrugged philosophically. "I'm pure at heart. It repels the dirt. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#city-of-ashes #clean #dirt #humor #isabelle-lightwood

Each of the Arts whose office is to refine, purify, adorn, embellish and grace life is under the patronage of a Muse, no god being found worthy to preside over them. ↗

— Eliza Farnham

#arts #being #each #embellish #found

When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body. ↗

— Saadi

#belly #body #empty #full #spirit

Sometimes when I read about my rebellion in print it sounds a little overrated. ↗

— Elisabeth Shue

#i #in print #little #overrated #print

I'm not really rebellious. People think I am, but I'm not. ↗

— Tom Sizemore

#i #i am #people #really #rebellious

Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism. ↗

— George Henry Lewes

#independence #originality #rebellion #sincerity

I think my first bikini, I was four and it was polka dotted and I had a big belly and I looked dashing. ↗

— Ashley Scott

#big #bikini #dotted #first #four

I have a bit of a rebellious nature. ↗

— John Cusack

#i #nature #rebellious

As to Bell's talking telegraph, it only creates interest in scientific circles... its commercial values will be limited. ↗

— Elisha Gray

#circles #commercial #creates #interest #limited