Willing Quotes

It is impossible to conceive anything at all in the world, or even out of it, which can be taken as good without qualification, except a good will.

God is preparing his heroes; and when the opportunity comes, he can fit them into their places in a moment, and the world will wonder where they came from.

Too often we honor swagger and bluster and the wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on the shattered dreams of others.

It’s all God’s will: you can die in your sleep, and God can spare you in battle.

I do want to get rich but I never want to do what there is to do to get rich.

You have to be willing to allow the person you are today to die so that you can give birth to the person you are meant to become.

Sometimes you’ll want more for someone than they want for themselves. Sometimes you’ll want more from someone than they’re willing to give.

Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.

Will it, and set to work briskly.

In the books I read the sinners are always more interesting than the saints, and in real life good people are dismally dull. I’ve no desire to be wicked, but I do want to be happy. A short life and a gay one for me and I’m willing to pay for my pleasure if it is necessary.