while musical prodigies are always celebrated, early readers aren’t. And that’s because early readers are only good at something others will eventually be good at, too. So being first isn’t special—it’s just annoying.
“But I’m not sure it actually matters what we read. Our lives continue along the straight lines that have been set out for us. Fiction merely allows us a glimpse of the alternative. Maybe that’s one of the reasons we enjoy it.”
― Magpie Murders
― Magpie Murders
“It’s as if there is a part of you that so rails against being shattered by love that you shatter yourself first. Geneen Roth”
― Begin Again: The Brave Practice of Releasing Hurt and Receiving Rest
― Begin Again: The Brave Practice of Releasing Hurt and Receiving Rest
“Dallas Willard says we always live what we believe; we just don’t always live what we profess we believe.”
― The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions
― The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions
“when it comes to the pace of my life, I have to ask, Who is setting the rhythm? The answer depends on who has access to my ears, my mind, and my heart in that moment.”
― Rhythms of Grace: Discovering God’s Tempo for Your Life
― Rhythms of Grace: Discovering God’s Tempo for Your Life
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