Susan Howatch
Susan Howatch
Susan Howatchis an English author. Her writing career has been distinguished by family saga-type novels which describe the lives of related characters for long periods of time. Her later books have also become known for their religious and philosophical themes...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth14 July 1940
sounds
If you are a Christian, you want to give as much as you can away. It sounds pious, but it's not a duty; it's a kind of joy.
advance beings compare comprehend facts fully huge human knowledge lover obviously sum truth
I am a lover of truth; and if you think of truth as being multifaceted and so huge that we human beings can't fully comprehend it, then obviously it makes sense to put all the facts together - to compare disciplines and try to advance the sum of knowledge by exploration and examination.
wind land two
if you pursue the truth far enough you always wind up in the land of paradox. You reach a point where the apparent truth divides into two opposing truths and then you have to try to reach beyond them to grasp the ultimate truth, their synthesis.
anger damage done
You have a right to be angry, but you mustn't turn that anger back on yourself because that only compounds the damage which has already been done. You must turn the anger outwards.
philosophical pages duty
It is an author's primary duty to entertain. Sling out all the philosophical terms, but keep the reader turning the page.
design purpose world
Everything in the world is part of a design. Everything has meaning and purpose and a place in the pattern of existence, only it's not always possible to understand what that design is. Only God can understand the design, because he invented it.
truth sound advantage
The great advantage of telling the truth is that one is so much more likely to sound convincing
boredom wonder break
One wonders what would happen in a society in which there were no rules to break. Doubtless everyone would quickly die of boredom.
lonely past share
...lonely, very lonely to have a past no one else can share.
moon men race
Its really most remarkable how the human race is so seldom satisfied with what its got. Give a man the world and he's pining for the moon.