Molly

“I’m sure you have the discipline within yourself to do anything you want, if you are prepared to exert it.” Mr. Ryder looked thoughtful. “Perhaps. I am not so sure. You are probably right that I could do it. It is rather a question of whether I wish to.” “If that is the case, then you are sadly condemned to stay as you are,” observed Mary a little tartly, “for where there is no willingness to make an effort, there is usually little likelihood of success.”
― Janice Hadlow, The Other Bennet Sister

“This is the greatest wisdom—to seek the kingdom of heaven through contempt of the world.”
― Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ

“So instead of focusing on what we see, we fix our gaze on what is “unseen,” because “the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:18).”
― Allie Beth Stuckey, You're Not Enough (and That's Ok): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love

“Why, God?” At that moment, the most agonizing moment of my life, something happened that was beyond my theology and imagination. As if God picked up a megaphone and spoke through my conscience, I heard these words resonate through my very being: “Because this is not about you.”
― Nabeel Qureshi, Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity