Elizabeth

“Put it to prayer first and give God a chance. If He—’” “‘If He can’t handle it, then you can give it a try,”
― Tracie Peterson, When You Are Near

“I have been told, both in approval and in accusation, that I seem to love all my characters. What I do in writing of any character is to try to enter into the mind, heart, and skin of a human being who is not myself. Whether this happens to be a man or a woman, old or young, with skin black or white, the primary challenge lies in making the jump itself. It is the act of a writer’s imagination that I set most high.”
― Eudora Welty, The Collected Stories

“Cynicism dressed like a security guard, making me believe that if I hoped for less, it would protect me and prevent more pain.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Forgiving What You Can't Forget Bible Study Guide: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again

“Sad and mad and love are such weak words, drawn long ago from Germanic languages spoken by people who may have been more stone than flesh. The soul needs words rooted in romance languages, words like despondent and ravished and adore.”
― Erin Bartels, The Words Between Us