Sally Hanan > Sally's Quotes

“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
― Oscar Wilde

“I opened a book and in I strode. Now nobody can find me.”
― Julia Donaldson

“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.”
― Rumi

“Our worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace.”
― Jerry Bridges, The Discipline of Grace: God's Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness

“The world was full of awful people who did terrible and ugly things. Most of them were only awful because of the scars on their hearts.”
― Susie Finkbeiner, A Cup of Dust: A Novel of the Dust Bowl

“There's no bonus to seeing life through a dirty lens, even if it feels more real.”
― Sally Hanan, Fix Yourself: In Jesus

“Sometimes the air is so thick with your judgment that its clouds obstruct your vision.”
― Sally Hanan, Fix Yourself: In Jesus

“If you've just left a place of difficulty, don't then move into the shadows, alone with your thoughts. Spend your time with friends, or even just people who care about you. It might feel more self-protective to isolate yourself, but the reality is that you need to let the light in.”
― Sally Hanan, Fix Yourself: In Jesus

“People think they have to say something, and it never makes me feel better.” “I know. I’ve decided language isn’t as advanced as we think it is. We’re still apes trying to express our thoughts with grunts while most of what we want to communicate stays locked in our brains.”
― Glendy Vanderah, Where the Forest Meets the Stars

“There are times when the mind is dealt such a blow it hides itself in insanity. While this may not seem beneficial, it is. There are times when reality is nothing but pain, and to escape that pain the mind must leave reality behind.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind