As a science fiction and fantasy writer, I used to love writing bleak, grimdark futures full of bleak, grimdark people. But I've found that as the world around me darkens, all I really want to do is grasp for more light.
I believed that our own public would keep this in mind even in this serious crisis, and stand firm if only we at the front continued to stand firm too.
Stand firm in the Lord. Stand firm and let Him fight your battle. Do not try to fight alone.
I wonder whether my bleak-o-meter is set differently from other people's. I have such passion for what I do that I can't see it as bleak. When people use that word, or “grim” or “gritty,” I just think, “Oh, come on, look a bit deeper.” My films don't give you an easy ride. I can see that. The sense I get is that people have quite a physical experience with them. They feel afterwards that they've really been through something.
There is only one secure foundation: a genuine, deep relationship with Jesus Christ, which will carry you through any and all turmoil. No matter what storms are raging all around, you'll stand firm if you stand on His love.
Some are wandering into forbidden paths because they are seeking popularity with their peers, even to the extent of doing things they know are wrong. They cannot stand criticism or ridicule and will not take a firm stand against wrongdoing.
I love bleak things.
It is love of my fan's that always makes me stand firm.
Sometimes bleak is good. Sometimes bleak is necessary. Some part of life is always bleak.
When things get heated, you are pulled in different directions, and you've to stand firm.
Just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in that which you are.
I stand for people who are firm in their journey.
People think I'm terrifying but I'm really not. I am firm, yes, definitely firm, but I also have fun, I like my champagne, perhaps a rum and Coke, a laugh with the girls, all of that. Honest.
Have the moral courage to stand firm in obeying God’s will, even if you have to stand alone.
To not have any hope is where things start to get really bleak. Things are possible. The impossible can be possible.
When all else fails, and to stand firm seems impossible, stand on the wood of the Cross; it will float with you.