Brooke Witte

“Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost. —DANTE ALIGHIERI, THE INFERNO”
― Kristin Hannah, Night Road

“I’d thought love meant settling and perhaps even boredom, but the reality was so different. It was kindness and patience and steadfastness. It was knowing what the other person needed and doing it with a glad heart, not for any sort of reward other than love itself.”
― Donna Jones Alward, When the World Fell Silent

“It comes from the Bible,” she told me. “So the rector isn’t the first to tell that lie. As for the reason: it is my belief that people lie when they are afraid.” I was confused. “But what could Reverend Goode be afraid of?” My mother smiled. “Us,” she said. “Women.”
― Emilia Hart, Weyward

“But what could Reverend Goode be afraid of?” My mother smiled. “Us,” she said. “Women.”
― Emilia Hart, Weyward