Quotes by John Platts

“There is spiritual delight to be found in God that far supersedes the physical diet of this world, and fasting is the means by which we say to God, “More than our stomachs want food, our souls want you.” Once we “taste and see that the Lord is good” (Psalm 34:8), the things of the world no longer appeal to us in the same way.””

“Perhaps what distinguishes humans from other animals is that humans have learned to cling more abjectly to life””

“Als hij dat niet wil, dan zal ik mijn bijl als argument moeten gebruiken.''Een interessante opvatting van diplomatie heb jij,' zei Crowley met een ironisch lachje.Farrel keek hem bloedserieus aan. 'Ik gebruik eerst de platte kant, niet de scherpe.'Crowley knikte. 'Ja, dat is op een bepaalde manier wel diplomatie te noemen.””

“Of her portrayal in the 1967 movie, Bonnie and Clyde, Blanche said, 'That movie made me out like a screaming horse's ass!' ... 'I was too busy moving bodies [to act hysterical],' Blanche herself said. ... Her image in this memoir, as well as in Fugitives and in Cumie Barrow's manuscript, was fashioned at a time when Blanche could have easily been charged with the Joplin murders. That may account for the great difference in tone Between Blanche, the young convict in Missouri State Penitentiary, and Blanche, the elder ex-fugitive. Indeed, at least one of Blanche Barrows' champions, Wilbur Winkler, the Deni”