#miss

She had not wanted him to but had let him have his way because ever since she was a child she had generally yielded before anyone with strong willpower, especially if it was a man, not because she was naturally submissive, but because strong male willpower gave her a feeling of safety and trust, together with acceptance and a desire to give in. ↗

— Amos Oz

#sexuality #submissive #nature

Of all my old associations, of all my old pursuits and hopes, of all the living and the dead world, this one poor soul alone comes natural to me, and I am fit for. There is a tie of many suffering years between us two, and it is the only tie I ever had on earth that Chancery has not broken! ↗

— Charles Dickens

#despair #gridley #miss-flite #richard #tie

We should never wait for science to give us permission to do the uncommon; if we do, then we are turning science into another religion. ↗

— Joe Dispenza

#religion #science #religion

The spirit of Christ is the spirit of missions. The nearer we get to Him, the more intensely missionary we become. ↗

— Henry Martyn

#church #jesus #missions #theology #theology

Knowing someone isn't coming back doesn't mean you ever stop waiting ↗

— Toby Barlow

#missing #waiting #hopelessness

God is pursuing with omnipotent passion a worldwide purpose of gathering joyful worshipers for Himself from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. He has an inexhaustible enthusiasm for the supremacy of His name among the nations. Therefore, let us bring our affections into line with His, and, for the sake of His name, let us renounce the quest for worldly comforts and join His global purpose. ↗

— John Piper

#reformed #theology #theology

God, he was an evil bastard, but boy was he good! ↗

— M.F. Roberts

#bondage #domination #erotic-fiction #erotic-short-stories #erotica

Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing. ↗

— Diane Abbott

#debates #even #health #mental #mental health

An advertising agency is 85 percent confusion and 15 percent commission. ↗

— Fred Allen

#advertising #advertising agency #agency #commission #confusion

I want to clear up a few myths about myself. People have written that I was a kindergarten teacher and a former Miss Texas, and neither is true. ↗