A Passion Denied

Desire isn't love...
~Brady (A Passion Denied; pg.154)

I believe he cares for you, but that's not love. Real loves gives, not takes.
~Brady (A Passion Denied; pg.154)

...as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

~Psalm 103:12

I've lived in this dream world of romance for so long now, that it's become my god, the craving of my soul... It made me feel good inside, warm and alive with passion...I realized...that without God in the middle, it's nothing but lust--heat that burns but doesn't keep you warm, A flash of fire that leaves you feeling empty and dirty and cold, like charred remains.

I want God to be the fire in my soul, not lust or romance. I want to live for him, not for myself or shallow dreams...Love and romance is a very good thing, but I know now that it pales in the face of love and romance with God in the center.

~Lizzie (A Passion Denied; pg.204)

Bitterness will calcify a heart faster than anytyhing

~Christa (A Passion Denied; pg.224)

...if you really love someone, then you want the best for them. And the `best` is clearly laid out in Deuteronomy 30...life and death, blessing and curse. God begs us to choose life-- his precepts-- so that he can bestow blessings on us. If you really love someone, why would you choose death-- your own lust and pleasure-- and cut off God's blessing from your relationship and the one you love?

~Faith O'Connor (A Passion Denied; pg.237-238)

Pray for fervor...Pray that God is the most important thing in your life, so much so that hurting him would hurt you. When that happens, and your choices line up with hism it profuces an amazing ripple effect of blessings--in your life, that of your family, and for the man you eventually marry.

~Faith O'Connor (A Passion Denied; pg.238)

John Brady is the most perfect and amazing man I have ever met.

They all are, darling...in the beginning. And then God uses them to make us grow...into the most «amazing» women.

~Marcy O'Connor (A Passion Denied; pg.396)

It's called humanity...and by its very nature, we are drawn close to the breast of a forgiving God.

~Father Mac (A Passion Denied; pg.431)

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power

may be of God, and not of us.We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed...For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory...And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

2 Corinthians 4:7-9,17,12:9

Randomness

Like I've mentioned many times before, I lost a whole bunch of my quotes. Luckily, I had them spread out between different note books. So I've recently found some more but the only problem is that I don't know where they're from. Hopefully you don't mind the anonymity . I'll try my best to fill in the holes that I remember right now but if you REALLY want to know where it comes from just let me know and I'll try my best to remember.

Just as a reminder, I don't always agree with a quote. Sometimes I find them humorous or important to how that person was feeling. It's always nice to see other perspectives.


The greatest achievement for any human being is to love God, yourself and others.

Let us therefore put away the things of darkness, and clothe ourselves in the armour of light.

Every musicians heart bears a song from the creator, and spends his life trying to supplicate it as an act of worship.
~Beyond the Reflection's Edge by Bryan Davis

There are things in this world that you can hold onto, important things that stay inside you and never go away. Even though the world has moved on and everything has changed forever.

Let the eternal light shine on them, Lord, with your saints in eternity because you are MERCIFUL!

Music is the breath of God and prayer is the melody that makes it sing.
~Francesca Shephard (Beyond the Reflection's Edge by Bryan Davis)

Sacrifice is necessary to save billions of lives.
~Patar (Beyond the Reflection's Edge by Bryan Davis)

Two people can't become one no matter how close they get. So it's simply impossible to make someone yours.
~Paradise Kiss by Yazawa Ai

Being truly content comes from enjoying what you have, not getting what you want.

What we call civilization is just man's way of trying to impose his values upon the natural world.

Time or pain doesn't matter when it comes to achieving what you want.

Retreat is not dishonorable. Unnecessary retreat is.

Things look bleaker when you're tired.

Nothing will happen if you don't believe in your own possibilities.

Is man defined by flesh and blood, or is he everything he has learned to be?

Fighting for peace is like shouting for silence.

Courage isn't the absence of fear. It's the ability to control fear and so what you have to in spite of it.

Choosing the right answer doesn't mean you'll live happily ever after.

Trust is a two-way street.

Staying cool is a combination of faith and courage.

Battles are won in the mind long before they are won on the battlefield.
~Solomon Shephard (Beyond the Reflection's Edge by Bryan Davis)

It's more important to be yourself than to fit into other people's expectations of yourself.

If man made in the image of God creates a masterpiece ex exihilo, he celebrates the creation of God, the one who did the same when he fashioned the world.

Count every experience as a blessing. No matter what you're going through there's always someone who's going through worse.

It's not unmanly to cry. If we don't have strong feelings, how could we love or fight? There's nothing wrong with that. It only becomes a problem when it gets in the way of what you have to do. You can't crumble when others are counting on you.
~Solomon Shephard (Beyond the Reflection's Edge by Bryan Davis)

All Canadian all the time!!!!!!

These quotes are taken from the books of White Pine 2008. For those who don't know, it's a high school reading program. All the books read are written by Canadian authors. It's only from 2 different books but I kind of lost the other ones. :( Just so you know, there are some quotes here that I don't really agree with but I thought they gave a pretty good insight to a certain character or the general idea of the story. Some of them are humorous and some are deep but all are Canadian!

You can't really know who you are unless you understand where you come from.
~The Space Between; pg.72

You don't have to be big to have a huge impact in your world.
~The Space Between; pg.80

There are stories in our silences;
The things that don't get said
Speak louder than we ever dream they can.
They echo through the space between;
The place I long to be
And this never-ending empty where I am.
~Leah Delaney (The Space Between; pg.169)

Being sorry isn't a solution. Admitting guilt is sometimes all any of us can do.
~The Space Between; pg.222

You can't spend the rest of your life worrying about people finding you out. You need to deal with it. It's not going away.
~The Space Between; pg.224

Language should bring people closer, not build walls around us.
~The Space Between; pg.240

I want you to write something that is true, something that expresses who you really are. No holds barred. Spill it right out. Hold nothing back. Write something that comes from deep within you and expresses your inner truth. That is what language is for.
~The End of the World As We Know It; pg.5

Happiness lies in overcoming your enemies, in seizing their property, in savouring their agony, and in outraging their wives and daughters.
~The End of the World As We Know It; pg.16

If you have money, you can make things look better than they really are.
~The End of the World As We Know It; pg.41

To the winner go the spoils. Then or now. Pretty much the same deal. History repeats itself because human nature stays the same.
~The End of the World As We Know It; pg.48

Though thou shouldst be going to live three thousand years, still remember that no man loses any other life than this which he now lives, nor lives any other than this which he now loses. The longest and the shortest are thus brought to the same. For the present is the same to all.
~The End of the World As We Know It; pg.177

We are now responsible for our own happiness. Not the rest of the world.
~The End of the World As We Know It; pg.196

When were are unhurried and wise, we perceive that only great and worthy things have any permanent and absolute existence.
~The End of the World As We Know It; pg.202

Children who play life discern its true laws and relations more clearly than men who fail to live worthily.
~The End of the World As We Know It; pg.206

...there are things in this world you can hold onto, important things that stay inside you and never go away. Even though the world has moved on and everything has changed forever.
~The End of the World As We Know It; pg.221

Going back to the beginning

These are some quotes I came across while I was cleaning up my room. They are some of the first quotes that I ever wrote down. I used some of them when I first started this blog but I'm going to repeat them anyways for two reasons: 1) because I didn't use them all last time, and 2) because I've lost them once and now I know where I can find them if I lose them again.

All of the following are from various animes with the exception of 1 or 2 so PLEASE don't judge! It bothers me when people are open to things then when you tell them it's from another country, in another language or you're part of a certain religion and they put up that screen and shut down. Ignorance may be bliss but, when achieved that way, bliss is only temporary. Sooner or later you'll have to face the world around you; with the direction our world is going in, that is becoming sooner and sooner every day. You might as well open your eyes to all the differences before you are forced to and suffer a serious case of culture shock. Just because it's different doesn't mean it's bad, it's just a different perspective to look at something.

That is why I take the opportunity to explore the world around me and search out all the differences I can. For me, it's the funnest thing to do and lets me uncover some of the coolest things this world has to offer. I truly thank God for this blessing he has given to me.

Don't let pride scare away happiness.
~Nana Komatsu (Nana)

Why is it two people can be perfect for each other, yet never be together?
~Daisuke Niwa (D.N. Angel)

Who ever said love guarantees happiness?
~Dark (D.N. Angel)

I know I can't go through life expecting the world to come to me.
~Nana Komatsu (Nana)

Human kind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost.
~Alphonse Elric (Full Metal Alchemist)

If you live your life by someone else's standards, your life is no longer your own.
~Koyuki (BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad)

How can you expect anyone to hear what you have to say if you can't be honest?
~Koyuki (BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad)

You never know what fate has in store.
~Koyuki (BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad)

Expect the unexpected.
~Kero (Cardcaptors)

Don't let your dreams outrun your common sense
~Aly

Water washes away everything.
~Mr.Ishida (Samurai's Daughter by Sujata Massey)

There are two types of people in this world: those who do as they're told and those who are true to themselves.
~Saku (BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad)

People die because they no longer have the strength to stay alive. When you lose your will to survive, death is the only thing left.
~Madlax (Madlax)

There are somethings you can't find out about yourself unless you throw yourself into the flames.
~Teillagory (Le Chevalier D'Eon)

Why can't dreams and reality bring happiness to our lives?
~Nana Komatsu (Nana)

Celebrating our Countries

Happy Canada Day all you Canadians!!!!!!! I hope you enjoy(ed) all the BBQs, fireworks, parties and the like. For all those who are working during the summer, hopefully you take advantage of the day off :P

As for the Americans, I want to wish them a happy 4th of July!!! It's funny, I can't say July 4th ever again because of this holiday :P I know you guys do it up good. Enjoy the holiday, eat lots and celebrate till you're too tired to move. That's what the fireworks are for!

Goals

My goal with this blog is to provide some words of wisdom, insight, or courage to people's lives. I also want people to open their minds to the world around them. By reading any of these quotes, it might get you interested in anime, books, movies from different countries or even go as far as to help turn your heart to God.

I do not want to force anyone into anything. I'm just here to help and share. This started with a grade 10 careers project. From then on I have been recording my favorite quotes from every movie, book and TV show, anime and drama that I've read/watched.

I hope it helps you or at least brightens your day. Not only will I be posting quotes from the many books I am going to be reading this summer, but also some old ones that I've come across and ones from my agenda; who knew!?

His humble servant,
Anastasia

Nightmare's Edge

The following are quotes from the final installment in Bryan Davis' trilogy Echoes from the Edge. Hopefully they touch your heart and give you a new perspective on life, love and everything in between. I found a lot of them deal with love, sacrifice and bravery but I'm sure you will find one that pertains to your life at the moment. Bryan Davis wrote the script for Nightmare's Edge so poetically I find it hard to believe it was actually him that wrote it. Before I leave you with these quotes I want to let you know that anything that is italicized is a song (though you will probably already notice this yourself). I hope you enjoy and take the time to really try and understand the various themes of life that are displayed.

...it was passion-- pure emotion wrapped in a melody, an expression of love so untainted, as if Amber poured out her life energy, bleeding and dying for her beloved Francesca.
~Nightmare's Edge; pg.79

My love is pure, my child is wild;
It longs to dance with heaven's child.
O let the music flow within,
The song of love that purges sin.

To dance with me is life from death;
To dance with me is reborn breath;
To join our hands, to join as one,
Reflects our merging with the Son.

To supplicate is but a sign,
A portrait of your saviour's mind.
His love for you, his gift to share,
Compassion bleeds in souls stripped bare.

Forgiveness flows in hearts of praise,
In eyes that choose the forward gaze.
Let partners lose what love has burned,
For love sets fire to pages turned.

So dance with me, forget the past,
Re-pour the mold, the die is cast;
The music burns the settled dross;
Our dance restores the deepest loss.
~Amber's Song (Nightmare's Edge; pg.79-80)

Let the pain flow. Without pain there is no passion.
~Francesca Red (Nightmare's Edge; pg.102)

Only sacrifice draws a holy flow from within, and only a bleeding soul can reach down deep enough to find the blazing fire-- the God-given inferno that purges every particle of dross that spoils the master's silver.
~Francesca Red (Nightmare's Edge; pg.102)

I have told you a hundred times that you have more talent than I do, yet you have not reached into your soul to grasp it. You have to roll away that stone that's keeping that talent from rising into your heart and into your hands.
~Francesca Red (Nightmare's Edge; pg.102)

Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that thou art.
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, my presence my light.
~Be Thou My Vision (Nightmare's Edge; pg.103)

Amazing grace is lost for me,
A harlot soiled and stained.
A wretch I am, a wretch I'll be,
Till love unlocks my chains.

Could Nathan ever dance with one
So foul, unclean, a liar?
Will grace he plays on strings of ice
Be wrought in hands of fire?

The girl I was is crucified,
Impaled by God's dear Lamb.
Can Nathan purge the girl I was
And love the girl I am?
~Kelly's version of 'Amazing Grace' (Nightmare's Edge; pg.124-125)

Sacrifice appears as a curse to those with limited perception. To the beneficiary, it is life itself. To the provider, it is the path to enlightenment and the end of all fear, for perfect love casts out all fear.
~Cerulean (Nightmare's Edge; pg.143)

We all have to suffer the presence of death to enter the arms of our supplicant, but death is merely an odor. It comes and goes like breath in our nostrils, and after it passes by, only the fragrance of life remains.
~Felicity (Nightmare's Edge; pg.144)

Dreams often give us eloquence, Nathan, for God pours wisdom into the dreams of men.
~Francesca Red (Nightmare's Edge; pg.144)

A fool always loses his temper, but a wise man always hold it back.
~Nightmare's Edge; pg.149

Do not be afraid of sudden fear or the onslaught of the wicked when it comes; for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.
~Solomon Red (Nightmare's Edge; pg.149)

Sometimes it's better to face reality, even if it's frightening. I know how hard it can be, but if people would learn to overcome their fears, they would be able to move mountains.
~Solomon Red (Nightmare's Edge; pg.188)

O Father in heaven, so holy and true,
Defender of pilgrims who cry out to you.
O Jesus, my supplicant, holy and wise,
Who guides our next footstep, our hands, and our eyes.

O Spirit indwelling, my comfort, my friends,
We beg for the words that break though and transcend.
Receive out low groanings, our pleas, and our prayers.
Protect us, defend us, remove all our cares.

We hear the sad tolls of the bells in the tower
For widows, for orphans, to fear and to cower.
It rides on the wind, and it called from the sky,
"Bewail and despair, for you all will soon die."

Restrain the fowl stalkers and silence the bell,
And cast all the demons and killers to hell.
Prepare us to battle the dissonant choir
With music that heals us with water and fire.
~Scarlet (Nightmare's Edge; pg.247-248)

You are willing to change you mind...Such willingness heals many wounds. It reaches out to everyone you touch and helps them see what real love means. Love has nothing to do with emotions, but everything to do with sacrificing yourself for the sake of another.
~Scarlet (Nightmare's Edge; pg.256)

The breath of God never fails, my son. Whether by music, by love, or by resurrection from the dead, He will restore everything to its proper place.
~Francesca (Nightmare's Edge; pg.295)

For the power of heaven to pull you upward, all you have to do is surrender to its call.
~Cerulean (Nightmare's Edge; pg.316)

It is when you realize that your own strength is inadequate that real faith begins.
~Patar (Nightmare's Edge; pg.324)

The stone over your heart has rolled away. The music of you soul has been set free, flowing through your gifted hands.
~Patar (Nightmare's Edge; pg.329)

Now stand before the righteous king,
The judge of all the earth,
And hear his verdict play and sing,
Declaring blight and worth.

To dust and ash we all must turn,
The final dance of life.
For this I live, for this I yearn,
To be my saviour's wife.

To waltz with hm, to sway and spin,
To dance upon the stars;
I leave behind this world of sin
And kiss away my scars.
~Amber (Nightmare's Edge; pg.331)

Whenever someone dances with another, he is saying that he agrees with every aspect of his partner's purpose-- the partner's belief and the principles by which he or she lives. If the music is greater that of both partners, each one gives up his own path to follow the music's universal call.
~Amber (Nightmare's Edge; pg.333)