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“It was a choice between comfortable misery and terrifying uncertainty… professor Cake had given him a choice – a gift that no one had ever offered him before” 68”
― Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes
― Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes
“Life is such unutterable hell, solely because it is sometimes beautiful. If we could only be miserable all the time, if there could be no such things as love or beauty or faith or hope, if I could be absolutely certain that my love would never be returned: how much more simple life would be. One could plod through the Siberian salt mines of existence without being bothered about happiness. Unfortunately the happiness is there. There is always the chance (about eight hundred and fifty to one) that another heart will come to mine. I can't help hoping, and keeping faith, and loving beauty. Quite frequently I am not so miserable as it would be wise to be.”
― Ghostly, Grim and Gruesome
― Ghostly, Grim and Gruesome
“The issue of faith is not so much whether we believe in God, but whether we believe the God we believe in. (p.35)”
― Knowing Scripture
― Knowing Scripture
“A boy your age should know better than to consider anything impossible.” (p 62)”
― Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes
― Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes
“Making mistakes is part of learning to choose well. No way around it. Choices are thrust upon us, and we don't always get things right. Even postponing or avoiding a decision can become a choice that carries heavy consequences. Mistakes can be painful-sometimes they cause irrevocable harm-but welcome to Earth. Poor choices are part of growing up, and part of life. You will make bad choices, and you will be affected by the poor choices of others. We must rise above such things.”
― Keys to the Demon Prison
― Keys to the Demon Prison
Q&A with Jonathan Auxier
— 9 members
— last activity Jul 01, 2023 01:01PM
Welcome to our Q&A session with Jonathan Auxier, author of PETER NIMBLE AND HIS FANTASTIC EYES. Jonathan will be answering your questions about Peter ...more
The Memoir Book Group
— 48 members
— last activity Sep 26, 2025 07:59AM
The Memoir Book Group started in the Portland, Oregon Metro area...took a hiatus when the group leader moved to the east coast and is now starting bac ...more
Lucy Maud Montgomery - Read Along
— 7 members
— last activity Oct 24, 2015 08:51AM
This group is open to anyone who wants to ready the Anne of Green Gables series this winter. We will start November 1st and see where this takes us.
WaterBrook Multnomah Publishers
— 69 members
— last activity May 30, 2022 05:14PM
The WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group, the evangelical division of Random House Books, Inc., is committed to creating products that both intensify ...more
Book Tour - Bloggers Wanted
— 231 members
— last activity Feb 03, 2020 01:00PM
Because I happen to be in need, and because I couldn't find a group like this, I decided to start it. This is a place for: * Authors & Bloggers to h ...more
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