We need a metaphor that can contain the daemon of the future that we have conjured into being.
I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other.
If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there's shouting after you, keep going. Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.
I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.
Every great dream begins with a dreamer.
The Lord who told me to take care of my people meant me to do it just as long as I live, and so I did what he told me.
I would have been able to free a thousand more slaves if I could only have convinced them that they were slaves.
As any war veteran will tell you, there is a vast difference between preparing for battle and actually facing battle for the first time.
I have always maintained that translation is essentially the closest reading one can possibly give a text. The translator cannot ignore "lesser" words, but must consider every jot and tittle.
A single girl must lead a double life don't you think?
Atheists sometimes come across as a bit arrogant in this regard, and characterizing faith as something only an idiot would attach themselves to.