Jennifer Donnelly: Goodness

Jennifer Donnelly is American writer. Explore interesting quotes on goodness.
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“Most of the mess that is called history comes about because kings and presidents cannot be satisfied with a nice chicken and a good loaf of bread.”

Jennifer Donnelly book Revolution

Source: Revolution

History

“It's a good thing you and your pills weren't around a few hundred years ago or there never would have been a Vermeer or a Caravaggio. You'd have drugged "Girl with a Pearl Earring" and "The Taking of Christ" right the hell out of them.”

Jennifer Donnelly book Revolution

Source: Revolution

Girl , Hell , Christ

“One expects decent people to stand up for the good of all. Decent people shut their doors and hide behind them as decent people do. Massacres could never happen if it weren't for decent people.”

Jennifer Donnelly book Revolution

Source: Revolution

People

“He who cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good.”

Jennifer Donnelly

Source: The Winter Rose

“You should spend more time reading the Good Book and less reading all those novels. What are you going to tell the Lord on Judgement Day when He asks you why you didn't read your bible? Hmm?"I said. To myself.”

Jennifer Donnelly A Northern Light

Source: A Northern Light

Books , Time , Reading

“Isn't that what a good story does? It pulls you in and never lets you go.”

Jennifer Donnelly

Source: Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book