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We don’t give enough credit to all that goes before, but that’s precisely why small steps matter: they’re doing invisible work, and we can trust that process.
“And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“When we read Paul, we are reading somebody else’s mail—and unless we know the situation being addressed, his letters can be quite opaque...It is wise to remember that when we are reading letters never intended for us, any problems of understanding are ours and not theirs.”
― The First Paul: Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church’s Conservative Icon
― The First Paul: Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church’s Conservative Icon
“It's true that when you read YA you rarely have to read about middle-aged men having affairs. Personally I consider that a plus.”
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“He listened to her with silent attention, and on her ceasing to speak, rose directly from his seat, and after saying in a voice of emotion, 'To your sister I wish all imaginable happiness; to Willoughby, that he may endeavor to deserve her,' took leave, and went away.”
― Sense and Sensibility
― Sense and Sensibility
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