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Never rebel for the sake of rebelling, but always rebel for the sake of truth. — Criss Jami

To fear man's judgment more than God's judgment is to fear man more than God. — Criss Jami

Great minds think alike because a greater Mind is thinking through them. — Criss Jami

You have to lift a person up before you can really put them in their place. — Criss Jami

An insincere critic of a sincere person never wins. — Criss Jami

Armed neutrality makes it much easier to detect hypocrisy. — Criss Jami

The first reaction is surely the most natural one, but not always the most correct one; thereupon, the invention of apologies. — Criss Jami

I know the bestseller 'Gone Girl' doesn't need an ounce of support from me, but that book was as sharp and witty as they come. — Jami Attenberg

I enjoy poetry where I can talk as bizarre as I please, but theology or philosophy, I always respect the truth by taking it a step further. — Criss Jami

Cooking skills aside, my mother is an exceptional nurturer. — Jami Attenberg

I love doing readings. I could really give a crap about reviews. It's kind of about the readers. — Jami Attenberg

It is not that men become too intelligent for God,' says the Apologist, 'but rather they become too arrogant for intelligence. — Criss Jami

A writer is one who communicates ideas and emotions people want to communicate but aren't quite sure how, or even if, they should communicate them. — Criss Jami

Good friends will allow you to be as innocent and free as a child when in private, and as wise and mature as an adult when in public. — Criss Jami

I think that I am too warm to negatively judge individuals, yet I am cold enough to negatively judge humanity. — Criss Jami

The eye of danger and the face of fear are what really pull off a person's mask. — Criss Jami

You think you're losing your mind, but do keep in mind, as long as you may, that the ability to go on thinking such a thing means it's not all gone. — Criss Jami

A lack of common sense usually ends in some heroic feat, much like the soldier who dives onto the grenade so that others may live. — Criss Jami

There's sometimes a tugging feeling you get to push further when you aren't being challenged enough or when things get too comfortable. — Criss Jami

Of course we'll win. And even if we were to lose, we'd win at losing. — Criss Jami

Simplicity is a bliss that makes one comprehend. — Criss Jami

Closed in a room, my imagination becomes the universe, and the rest of the world is missing out. — Criss Jami

If one should criticize one should always have a meaningful explanation to accompany. — Criss Jami

Even if there are instances in which it can be mistook by onlookers, never fool yourself into using misunderstood genius as an excuse to be a fool. — Criss Jami

A man does not have to feel less than human to realize his sin; oppositely, he has to realize that he gets no special vindication for his sin. — Criss Jami

The devil's happy when the critics run you off. — Criss Jami

I'm not really interested in writing or reading about people who are nice and easy. I like the problem children. — Jami Attenberg

It's easy to make a mess when you're not the one who has to clean it up. — Criss Jami

Soar with wit. Conquer with dignity. Handle with care. — Criss Jami

The purest regret, no matter what, is thinking you didn't love enough. — Criss Jami

In the wintertime I like macaroni and cheese. — Jami Attenberg

If you're capable of despising your own behavior, you might just love yourself. — Criss Jami

One may suffer the long-term in order to grow in appreciation for the small things. For in short-term suffering, one only notices the large. — Criss Jami

The best of fiction, as we know, of course, doesn't tell the truth; it tales the truth. — Criss Jami

Love may be harder to find in some people, but when they do love you know it must be something marvelous. — Criss Jami

The hard part about one being tough yet meek is the illusion of being a punching bag. — Criss Jami

When your only regret is if anyone thinks you regret anything - that is the definition of conviction. — Criss Jami

Christ didn't join in. He saw which direction the rocks were being thrown, and became a shield. — Criss Jami

It is the nature of physics to hear the loudest of mouths over the most comprehensive ones. — Criss Jami

Sometimes movies gloss over things, and it was important to me that this was realistic. — Jami Gertz

I have three sons, and I think we're both fierce protectors of our children. — Jami Gertz

Everyone always thinks of ghosts as being invisible or like air but they take up so much space in a room, you've no idea. — Jami Attenberg

I was fat because my parents were a little fat themselves at that point in their lives, and I ate what they ate. — Jami Attenberg

Naturally, I always place my word over anyone else's simply because I know why I said what I said. — Criss Jami

Sometimes, things are just exercises. — Jami Attenberg

In the heart of appeasement there's the fear of rejection, and in acts of fear there are mirrors of oppression. — Criss Jami

I've just always written, and always considered myself a writer. I wrote my first story when I was five. There was nothing else I wanted to do or be. — Jami Attenberg

If ever you feel like an animal among men, be a lion. — Criss Jami

I appreciate a book intended to be judged by its cover. The insincere readers are often weeded out while the sincere readers remain curious. — Criss Jami

The fascinating thing about food is that if you have issues with it, you have to face it every single day. — Jami Attenberg

In your 40s, you shed those who bring you down and surround yourself with the most positive people you know. — Jami Attenberg

These days when Christians bicker they exaggerate passion into a legalistic belief and prosperity into a lukewarm belief. — Criss Jami

I think when you first start out, you're writing books that are about your immediate place. — Jami Attenberg

Let our information and social technologies raise awareness and not propaganda, build connections and not passive-aggression. — Criss Jami

There is not one harsher, more sure-fire way to fail than that of the man who tries to be like Jesus without submitting to Jesus. — Criss Jami

Fashion is simply a guideline for style-less people to appear stylish. — Criss Jami

The unteachable man is sentenced to being taught only by experience. The tragedy is he reaches nothing further than his own pain. — Criss Jami

Most people want so desperately to be an individual yet are so easily shaped by the media. — Criss Jami

Peace is more of an internal settlement rather than what is visible on the external. — Criss Jami

Smart, sharp, and hilarious, Slaughterhouse 90210 is the perfect pick-me-up and never-put-me-down book. — Jami Attenberg

We've all got flesh. I've just got a little more. — Jami Attenberg

You are evidence of your mother's strength, especially if you are a rebellious knucklehead and regardless she has always maintained her sanity. — Criss Jami

What's he doing here anyway? And where is his shirt? I take a quick glance and swallow hard. Never Mind. The shirt can stay gone. — Jami Wagner

It is by continuing to put out good work that the artist best shows his gratitude. — Criss Jami

Good works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them their worth to the One who matters. — Criss Jami

The complete recipe for imagination is absolute boredom. — Criss Jami

It has always seemed that a fear of judgment is the mark of guilt and the burden of insecurity. — Criss Jami

A part of me genuinely wanted to be the worst because I was so sick of everyone fighting to be the best. — Criss Jami

Showing a lack of self-control is in the same vein granting authority to others: 'Perhaps I need someone else to control me. — Criss Jami

He'd never considered sweet and conservative to be so hot, but damn, Emma wore it well. — Jami Davenport

The writer's curse is that even in solitude, no matter its duration, he never grows lonely or bored. — Criss Jami

This was home. This was perfection. This was everything he'd never known he wanted. (Griff) — Jami Gold

It's the differences in people that help you realize who you are. Even if we silently pass each other on the street. — Jami Attenberg

What further helps to reveal reality is when our personal thinking ceases to take reality for granted. — Criss Jami

I'm at a time in my life where I'm so filled up that I don't want more. — Jami Gertz

Fresh, solid ideas feel like gifts to writers, therefore every morning is Christmas. — Criss Jami

The power of hope! Even a lack of ambition can, for a time, pay off as a necessary facet, as long as hope outweighs it. — Criss Jami

The survival of poor opinions can make a thinker feel as though he is failing humanity. — Criss Jami

If what you create seems to turn out much stranger than who you are as a person, it's probably because your heart is talking. — Criss Jami

My parents are still married. They don't weigh 350 pounds; they go to the gym all the time. — Jami Attenberg

If a man cannot understand the beauty of life, it is probably because life never understood the beauty in him. — Criss Jami

Nothing amuses people more than a cocky guy who starts losing. — Criss Jami

People think that fun in Christ is non-existent, but there is fun wherever your heart lives. — Criss Jami

An artistic perspective will jab at you from a different angle; its logic comes like a pitcher with a curveball. — Criss Jami

Sadly, e-mail has triggered the decline of the handwritten note; I have seen its near-disappearance in my lifetime. — Jami Attenberg

The greater ignorance towards a country is not ignoring what its politicians have to say, it is ignoring what the inmates in its prisons have to say. — Criss Jami

Wouldn't that be nice if we could all afford to just freely pursue our dreams? — Jami Attenberg

Food and love are all intertwined at our core level. It can be a very nurturing, wonderful, loving thing. — Jami Attenberg

I make up stories about people who are either imaginary or some variation of myself. — Jami Attenberg

The humble ones are always learning and improving, and their secret is always that it's a secret. — Criss Jami

One is not necessarily made self-centered because he is foolish, but one is very often made foolish because he is self-centered. — Criss Jami

Sometimes you feel as though you've slandered yourself, but the joke's on them. — Criss Jami

I'm always talking to God about whether or not he exists - that's how I know I'm a theist. — Criss Jami

The love of conflict is most evident when opposing forces join sides to defeat the peacemaker. — Criss Jami

I am often guilty of expecting the worst so as to avoid disappointment and welcome surprise. — Criss Jami

The only thing more frustrating than slanderers is those foolish enough to listen to them. — Criss Jami

Trustful people are the pure at heart, as they are moved by the zeal of their own trustworthiness. — Criss Jami

I'm often painted as the bad guy, and the artistic part of me wants to hand out the brush. — Criss Jami

Vivid simplicity is the articulation, the nature of genius. Wisdom is greater than intelligence; intelligence is greater than philosobabble. — Criss Jami

If you're waiting until you feel talented enough to make it, you'll never make it. — Criss Jami