Charmed – Page 2

I don’t believe in

I don’t believe in charmed lives. I think that tragedy is part of the lesson you learn to lift yourself up, to pick yourself up and to move on. Charlize Theron

We live charmed lives if we are living in the center of God’s will. All the attacks that Satan can hurl against us are not only powerless to harm us, but are turned into blessing on the way. Charles Spurgeon

The Prince, charmed with

The Prince, charmed with these words, and much more with the manner in which they were spoken, knew not how to show his joy and gratitude; he assured her that he loved her better than he did himself. Charles Perrault

Neil Shepard’s (T)RAVEL/ UN(T)RAVEL

Neil Shepard’s (T)RAVEL/ UN(T)RAVEL takes us from the sublime — Paris in Spring, sunset on Corfu — to an unscheduled toilet stop in a Chinese desert as fellow passengers cheer. Yes, there’s light at the heart of this book; but darkness too, as the world and the traveler unravel and re-ravel, fall together, come apart. … Read more

It is thus that

It is thus that you may lead a charmed life and be forever protected from all harm; it is thus you may become a positive force whereby conditions of opulence and harmony may be attracted to you. Charles F. Haanel

[Magnus] reminded himself of

[Magnus] reminded himself of his manners, and bowed. Charmed, he said. Or whatever effect would please you best, I’m sure. Cassandra Clare

Gracious, said Cecily. You

Gracious, said Cecily. You must be Mr. Sallows. Nephilim, observed the shop owner gloomily. I detest Nephilim. Hmph, said Cecily. Charmed, I’m sure. Cassandra Clare

I was both charmed

I was both charmed and moved by Midday with Buuel, Mexican filmmaker and writer Claudio Isaac’s personal and very poetic recollection of his friendship with his mentor, the Spanish surrealist Luis Buuel. C. M. Mayo

I think FDR was

I think FDR was very dashing and charming and debonair, and probably reminded her of her father. A great bon-vivant. He loved to party. He loved to sing. He loved to have fun. And he wrote beautiful letters, just as her father did, which – alas and alack – Eleanor Roosevelt destroyed. But she refers … Read more

When we see a

When we see a natural style, we are astonished and charmed; for we expected to see an author, and we find a person. Blaise Pascal