“For behold, the day is coming,
Burning like an oven”

“Cleanliness is not next to godliness. It isn't even in the same neighborhood. No one has ever gotten a religious experience out of removing burned-on cheese from the grill of the toaster oven.”

Erma Bombeck (1927–1996) When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent le…

“Behold" he said, "all the wings of the air shall come to you, and they and the winds and the stars shall be like relatives.”

Black Elk (1863–1950) Oglala Lakota leader

“You and your oven are capable of great things,
Remember, no two ovens are the same.”

Elton John (1947) English rock singer-songwriter, composer and pianist

“Venerable men! you have come down to us from a former generation. Heaven has bounteously lengthened out your lives, that you might behold this joyous day.”

Daniel Webster (1782–1852) Leading American senator and statesman. January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852. Served as the Secretary of Sta…

“Behold, now, another providence of God. A ship comes into the harbor.”

William Bradford (1590–1657) English Separatist leader in Leiden, Holland and in Plymouth Colony (1590-1657)

“Don't burn the day away.”

Dave Matthews (1967) American singer-songwriter, musician and actor

“Jace, on the other hand, looked like the sort of boy who'd come over to your house and burn it down for kicks.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Bones

“Behold! in Liberty’s unclouded blaze
We lift our heads, a race of other days.”

Charles Sprague (1791–1875) Boston businessman and poet

“Her face seems ravaged by both lightning and hail. But on yours there is something like the promise of a storm: one day passion will burn it to the bone.”

Jean Paul Sartre The Flies