pointing QUOTES

141 " We are told in Scripture that there will be signs pointing toward the return of the Lord.
I believe that we see those signs in the world today. I believe that the coming of the Lord is near. "

― Billy Graham , Billy Graham in Quotes

142 " Quand le doigt montre le ciel, l’imbécile regarde le doigt. [When a finger is pointing up to the sky, only a fool looks at the finger.] "

143 " Evil is relative…You can’t hang a sign on it. You can’t touch it or taste it or cut it with a sword. Evil depends on where you are standing, pointing your indicting finger. "

― Glen Cook , The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)

144 " Vivi held up the front page of the New York Times, pointing out the headline: 'The Grinch Who Killed Christmas.'" Way to go, Grinch, "

145 " He stepped closer. " Lily---" " No. Stay back," she said, pointing a finger at him. He went still. " Why?" " Because when you come close I do stupid things." " Like?" " Like let you kiss me." " Let me?" He laughed ruefully. " Lily, you just about crawled up my body to get at these lips." She narrowed her eyes. " Like I said. Stupid. "

146 " The nature of consciousness is to point beyond itself. It is a tending toward or pointing to... Since consciousness points beyond itself, it is in its very being a self-transcendence. "

― William Barrett , The Illusion of Technique: A Search for Meaning in a Technological Civilization

147 " This was to be my last trip. Sailing great distances was dangerous, and not very profitable in today's world. I walked down the worn wooden step to the captain's cabin, the creaking of the ship keeping time with my steps. Opening the door I found him bent over an old map." Where are we captain?" I asked, hoping it was close to home." See this spot, where it says " Here there be monsters" ?" he said pointing to an image of a horrid beast." Certainly, but you and I both know such creatures don't exist!!" The captain laughed, and looking up at me with an evil glint in his eye said, " Who's talking about sea monsters?" . As he spoke the skin from one corner of his mouth fell loose, exposing a yellow reptilian skin beneath." What?" I yelled, and as I turned to run for the cabin door I heard screams and loud moans coming from the deck, and the crew quarters below.I felt fetid breath on the back of my neck, " Aye matey, here there be monsters "

148 " A bloody guy in overalls, wearing a straw hat, began chasing us. He held a saw, pointing it at us. We were gonna die! --The Body By the Tree "

― , When the Lights Go Out - Ink Slingers' Halloween Anthology

149 " Mind" , can't make differences between real and not..., (OFF NOW THAT..., then that...), you are saying lie after lie..., then believing in false stuff. And thinking in positive sides so to scream not much as the other do, but as always you one moment scream you can't stop it... Now putting against me a knife and saying " Go away... give me my daughter... give me her back" ..., don't you see the people laugh at you, don't you see it. Look their faces, with so many smiles, but they aren't people, they are from the army, off, off for god sake they are soldiers which have guns. Have killed few people, have taken your daughter and they are many as a number than you and your whole family... Probably this part as an General I must skip it, because it's logical however look it and from this side, nobody will sacrifice so you to be happy... you will die.. O, o, the poor little girl crying in front of the people, she just saw her mother pointing with a knife against the soldiers and now she is killed by one of the soldiers. "

150 " Your desire for vengeance will cause countless deaths, child,” she said, pointing a crooked finger at Rhylie. “Innocents will be caught up in your maelstrom, their lives torn apart. People you have never met, and will never know will die beneath your shadow if you do not stop. You tear the galaxy asunder with each step you take towards Vorcia. "

151 " Woodward and Bernstein,” Jared said from seemingly nowhere.“What?”“They were just two reporters. Yet, they broke the Watergate scandal. They toppled an administration. That’s us.”“We’re Woodward and Bernstein.” Alec said, pointing between him and Jared.“Woodward, Bernstein, and Lucy,” Lucy corrected. "

152 " so this is my collection of human body parts, Dr. Silkston," he said proudly, walking into the storeroom. " each organ is here fro a reason, a purpose. you see this one," he said, pointing to a cylinder containing what appeared to Thomas to be a section of a small intestine with a hole in it. " 'Tis a duelist's jejunum. that is the bullet hole, right through the middle. and this, this is the Marquis of Rockingham's heart," he announced proudly. " he gave me a permission to have it a fore he died "

153 " A word is like a finger pointing at different things. Do not look at the finger "

154 " Oh, " Tanstaafl." Means " There ain't no such thing as a free lunch." And isn't,' I added, pointing to a FREE LUNCH sign across room, 'or these drinks would cost half as much. Was reminding her that anything free costs twice as much in long run or turns out worthless. "

155 " On my fifth trip to France I limited myself to the words and phrases that people actually use. From the dog owners I learned " Lie down," " Shut up," and " Who shit on this carpet?" The couple across the road taught me to ask questions correctly, and the grocer taught me to count. Things began to come together, and I went from speaking like an evil baby to speaking like a hillbilly. " Is thems the thoughts of cows?" I'd ask the butcher, pointing to the calves' brains displayed in the front window. " I want me some lamb chop with handles on 'em. "

156 " He knew that people were staring at him. He looked different. Even different from other Erasers. He wasn't as —seamless. He didn't look as human as the rest of them did when they weren't morphed. He kind of looked morphy all the time. He hadn't seen his plain real face in —a long time." I know who you are." Ari almost jumped —he hadn't noticed the boy slide onto the bench next to him.He frowned down at the small, open face. " What?" he growled. This was when the little boy would get scared and probably turn and run. It always happened.The boy smiled. " 1 know who you are," he said, pointing at Ari happily.Ari just snarled at him.The boy wiggled with excitement. " You're Wolverine!" Ari stared at him." You look awesome, dude," said the boy. " You're totally my favorite. You're the strongest one of all of them and the coolest too. I wish 1 was like you." Ari almost gagged. No one had ever, ever said anything like that to him. "

157 " Lyonesse stared wide-eyed at Lynet’s hand and swallowed hard. Lynet realized that she was still holding the carving knife and had been pointing it at Lyonesse’s breast. She laid the knife down slowly and gathered a few plates of food. “I’ll take the rest of my dinner in my room, I think,” she said. "

― Gerald Morris , The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf (The Squire's Tales, #3)

158 " Walking into my room, I turned and caught his gaze, “But you’re good at walking away, so you obviously haven’t changed.” Pointing to my chin, I indicated, “Except this,” meaning his goatee, “this is new, but you being an asshole, yep- still there. Oh well.” I took a step back and flicked the door, slamming it. -Trice "

― M.R. Field , Fragments (Running On Empty, #1)

159 " Religion forces every individual to take responsibility. Specifically, take it away from yourself and give it to God. If we had to be accountable for every one of our actions, we'd be crippled with indecision. But with religion pointing the way, we can feel confident in our choice to picket our children's elementary school when we find out the art teacher is gay. "

― Stephen Colbert , I Am America (And So Can You!)

160 " Are guilt and regret not messages from inside of us, letting us know that our moral compasses have been recalibrated and are pointing in the right direction? "

― , A Different Familiar