Pamela Porter > Quotes

“(N.B. I think this is from a hymn.)
O joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain,
That morn shall tearless be.”
― Pamela Porter, I'll Be Watching

“...a person can't tame God.
He's wild as a lion.
He'll haunt you.”
― Pamela Porter

“Now I will know always
the thrill of a kiss,
and know what it is I am cursed to live without.”
― Pamela Porter, I'll Be Watching

“Amazing how the soup pots of small towns
are just waiting to boil over anything at all.”
― Pamela Porter, I'll Be Watching

“We are all stumbling and falling under our own crosses,
those carved from our hands, our sweat,
and those not of our own making.”
― Pamela Porter, I'll Be Watching

“God helps those who help themselves.'
...
If God waits around to see
if we can pull off miracles without him,
then I conclude
that God
is playing games with us.”
― Pamela Porter