I cleared my throat and recited my pass phrase. Each word appeared on my display as I said it. "No one in the world ever gets what they want and that is beautiful.

It occurred to me then that for the first time in as long as I could remember, I had absolutely no desire to log back into the OASIS.

La realidad no me entusiasma, pero sigue siendo el único lugar donde se come decentemente.

one in the world ever gets what they want and that is beautiful.

One should accept things as they are and not try to lift them to impossible heights; only if you let them be will they reveal their true worth.

The huge irony is that the more the gospel is offered in consumer terms, the more the consumers are disappointed.

The pastoral itch to be where "the action is" should be resisted.

He simply and unmistakably is happy. None of his circumstances contribute to his joy: He wrote from a jail cell, his work was under attack by competitors, and after twenty years or so of hard traveling in the service of Jesus, he was tired and would have welcomed some relief.

And then he prayed, "God, I'm asking for two things before I die; don't refuse me—Banish lies from my lips and liars from my presence. Give me enough food to live on, neither too much nor too little. If I'm too full, I might get independent, saying, 'God? Who needs him?' If I'm poor, I might steal and dishonor the name of my God.

Everyone wants to relive their life once again, but if I had the chance, I would do it in the exact same fashion.

The original 'Hobbit' was never intended to have a sequel - Bilbo 'remained very happy to the end of his days and those were extraordinarily long': a sentence I find an almost insuperable obstacle to a satisfactory link.

Well, looks like you won't be reaching nirvana anytime soon." She pushed a stray lock of hair off her forehead and sniffed. "Yes, I suppose that's true. I guess I'll just have to settle for a trip to Idaho.