wrdsandwrks

Reading through this thread reminded me how special that song "Shout to the Lord" is to me. It brought back memories of when we first started attending a church several years after leaving TWI. This song in particular helped me get free from the shackles and fetters of way stiffness. I was able to join in with all of my heart in lifting holy hands to praise Him who is worthy of all praise, and lifting my feet in dancing before Him and lifting my voice in a shout to the Lord.

I don't have much to add except that it was very thrilling to hear Jesus being worshipped on mainstream national TV. It brought tears to my eyes too.

You got it! You're up.

No, but that's a good guess. This might help, it's from the same story:

Shakespeare???

Yep! Take it away George...

Here goes:

Joseph Conrad????

you got it!

One more:

No, not Aquinas. Here's another one:

Is it too soon for another quote? Try this: and this:

Suum cuique pulchrum est! Thanks. It's not exactly a textbook, more like a study-guide. It was sent out to schools by the Masterpiece Theatre to promote the Jane Austen series they were showing on Sunday nights. Yes, well I guess Jane Austin knew her English grammar better than the editors of the guide.

Here's another quote:

Here it is:

Got to be a vampire novel, maybe the original, Dracula by Bram Stoker?

Good point; some people do think he secretly admired her. Here's an example if you're interested: "A Barkeeper Entering the Kingdom of Heaven": Did Mark Twain Really Hate Jane Austen? by Emily Auerbach at : http://www.vqronline.org/articles/1999/win...eeper-entering/

Ding, Ding, Ding, We have a winner! Jane Austen it is! Mark Twain and G.K. Chesterton both had memorable things to say about her: She wasn't exactly one of Mark Twain's favorites. He said: and: G.K. Chesterton was a bit kinder to her: Good tries everyone! BTW, I wrote recently about this quote "A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can." on my blog recently. You Latin grammar fans might enjoy it: http://allmyways.blogspot.com/2008/02/dont...ane-austen.html. It was even mentioned on the Jane Austen blog here: http://www.austenblog.com/2008/03/03/how-d...he-subjunctive/ Now you know who my favorite author is: Take it away b.

No, it's not GK. Here's another one I like: And probably the most famous of this author's quotes:

No, good try. It's a bit earlier than Mark Twain, someone also known for their wit. Here's another one from the same author, (actually the same book too):

Thanks B. Here it is:

Okay, it's a longshot, but the only other Anarctic Explorer I can think of is Byrd. Byrd? Probably not...

Is it Shakleton? Loved the clip: "These books were alive, they spoke to me."!

I was thinking Melville too when I saw George's response so I googled it. I recently read this book or one on the same subject and was especially interested in the Whitfield quote. Here's another quote by the same author on his church-going or lack thereof which I thought was especially interesting. (Dan, hope it's okay to chime in here since I disqualified myself by googling it.)