Connie

“No one ever accomplished anything by being content with who they were, Shallan,” Adolin said. “We accomplish great things by reaching toward who we could become.” “As long as it’s what you want to become. Not what someone else thinks you should become.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm of War

“Few men have the wisdom to realize when they need help. Fewer still have the strength to go get it.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm of War

“I sometimes hear the question of why an all-powerful God would allow so much evil and suffering in the world. It strikes me as an uncomfortably passive inquiry. For me, the compelling question is, Why do we as children of an all-powerful God—who has given us strict and holy commandments to love one another—permit so much evil and suffering in the world He gave us to run? I know that other people’s bad choices are creating pain far beyond my ability to influence, but I ask myself, What can I do individually and collectively about the things I hate in this world? If we really are agents to act and not be acted upon, then what am I prepared to do?”
― Sharon Eubank, Doing Small Things with Great Love: How Everyday Humanitarians Are Changing the World

“True hope isn’t passive. True hope inspires and motivates and drives a person to do everything possible to realize those hopes.”
― Sarah M. Eden, The Best Intentions