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“There is a season for giving things up. It requires the heart of a lion, though. Are you ready to walk away? Are you ready to finally be finished?”
― All the Way to the River
― All the Way to the River
“Eaton's research shows that confirming harms, rather than minimizing them, positively influences victims' willingness to forgive. When we as bystanders sincerely tell victims that we understand what has happened to them, the gravity of the situation, and why they feel the way they do, this can lead victims to forgive.”
― Failures of Forgiveness: What We Get Wrong and How to Do Better
― Failures of Forgiveness: What We Get Wrong and How to Do Better
“There is a prayer that we recite in those rooms that I love very much. It simply says, “Dear God—thank you for all that has been given, for all that has been taken away, and for all that remains.”
― All the Way to the River
― All the Way to the River
“The thing we want to learn about a stranger is fragile. If we tread carelessly, it will crumple under our feet. And from that follows a second cautionary note: we need to accept that the search to understand a stranger has real limits. We will never know the whole truth. We have to be satisfied with something short of that. The right way to talk to strangers is with caution and humility.”
― Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
― Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
“What will be the reward for all this discomfort?" I asked after a particularly bad night of loneliness and restlessness.
"Can you live without knowing the answer to that question? Can you just walk through these steps and work without any promise of reward? Can you trust that more will be revealed? Can you take the risk of not knowing what your future will look like? Do you have the courage for that?”
― All the Way to the River
"Can you live without knowing the answer to that question? Can you just walk through these steps and work without any promise of reward? Can you trust that more will be revealed? Can you take the risk of not knowing what your future will look like? Do you have the courage for that?”
― All the Way to the River
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