Sharon James

“I’d heard once that our view of God has everything to do with those who taught us about Him. Our image of Him often reflected our image of them.”
― Amy Harmon, What the Wind Knows

“That’s the trouble with people, their root problem. Life runs alongside them, unseen. Right here, right next.”
― Richard Powers, The Overstory

“This is what I felt: the warm weight of his hands on me; the genuineness in his smile; the gentle heat of something opening, the way some flowers spread out in the morning at the sight of the sun. I knew what was happening. It was the unscarred piece of my heart. It was just big enough to let in a bit of affection. There was still a tiny bit of room left.”
― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

“We all know how loving ends. But I want to fall in love with the world anyway, to let it crack me open. I want to feel what there is to feel while I am here.”
― John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet