Melinda M. Snodgrass: Quotes about heart

Melinda M. Snodgrass is American writer. Explore interesting quotes on heart.
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““William, please. Heed your heart.”
He thrust his foot into the stirrup. “No, it’s a singularly unreliable organ. I think I’ll use my mind, and… consider.””

Melinda M. Snodgrass

Source: Queen's Gambit Declined (1989), Chapter 18 (p. 231)

Thinking , Heart

“His heart and mind must be pure. He must put aside fornication—”
Sagitta chuckled. “Dear Father, sex is the ultimate creative power. Your faith’s rejection of that principle will be its downfall.”

Melinda M. Snodgrass

Source: Queen's Gambit Declined (1989), Chapter 7 (p. 86)

Faith , Sex , Heart

“He suddenly remembered Prince John Maurice’s assessment of the situation in a recent letter: The government lost its head, the people its heart, the country its hope.”

Melinda M. Snodgrass

Source: Queen's Gambit Declined (1989), Chapter 15 (p. 190)

People , Hope , Heart , Country

““We are penetrating the mysteries of the cosmos, and the secrets of life at its smaller levels.”
And it is wrong. You must grasp the purity of the whole, not tear from the Goddess the secrets of her heart.”
“Spinoza says that the more we understand individual objects, the more we understand God. I think that is a very profound statement. Why does your goddess fear what my God does not?
“The mechanistic path has led mankind to terror and suffering.”
“No, ignorance and hatred and intolerance have led mankind to terror and suffering. And not all of our discoveries lead to death.””

Melinda M. Snodgrass

Source: Queen's Gambit Declined (1989), Chapter 18 (p. 237)

Life , Death , God , Secret

“William, please. Heed your heart.”

Melinda M. Snodgrass

He thrust his foot into the stirrup. “No, it’s a singularly unreliable organ. I think I’ll use my mind, and...consider.”
Source: Queen's Gambit Declined (1989), Chapter 18 (p. 231)

Heart