Faith And Doubt Quotes

“Light and Dark: each was unaware that the other existed.”
― Ashim Shanker, Don't Forget to Breathe

“At one moment, his eyes sparkled in the light and in the next they were enshrouded in shadow. What connected those bands of light and dark? Could they indeed have been distinct entities?”
― Ashim Shanker, Don't Forget to Breathe

“Where there is no longer any opportunity for doubt, there is no opportunity for faith either.”
― Philip Yancey, Disappointment with God

“The worst part of saying you no longer believe in God is knowing that God is still there, listening to you. That's why the praying sneaks back in when shit goes south. That's why not believing is just standing on the opposite side of the same room you've always been in.”
― Gabino Iglesias, The Devil Takes You Home

“You don't have to believe in specific conceptions of God in order to be transformed by spiritual longing.”
― Susan Cain, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole

“We asked La Virgencita to save our baby. We asked God to intercede. We asked the angels to lend a hand. We asked the saints to help us win this battle. They all stayed quiet, and death lived in that silence.”
― Gabino Iglesias, The Devil Takes You Home

“This was all he could hope for, but, as with all things, their fate was in the hands of the gods.”
― Tony Debajo, A Heart Full of Malice