Faith

“No, of course not. The Redemption is nothing like a fairy tale, Miss Prim. Fairy tales and ancient legends arelike the Redemption. Haven’t you ever noticed? It’s like when you copy a tree from the garden on a piece of paper. The tree from the garden doesn’t look like the drawing, does it? It’s the drawing that’s a bit, just a little bit, like the real tree.”
― Natalia Sanmartín Fenollera, The Awakening of Miss Prim

“So seek beauty, Miss Prim. Seek it in silence, in tranquillity; seek it in the middle of the night and at dawn. Pause to close doors while you seek it, and don't be surprised if it doesn't reside in museums or in palaces. Don't be surprised if, in the end, you find beauty to be not in Something but Someone.”
― Natalia Sanmartín Fenollera, The Awakening of Miss Prim

“Courage like Daniel’s only comes from God.” Leith leaned a hand against the tabletop. “Daniel didn’t keep praying and trusting because he had courage. He had courage because he prayed and trusted.”
― Tricia Mingerink, Deny

“There are empty rooms, and then there are rooms that feel crowded, corner to corner, with absence.”
― Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages