“God gives us encouragement from those who have gone before us. Sometimes it’s the only reason I can find for suffering. That perhaps my experiences with suffering will help someone else down the road.”
― Every Hour until Then
― Every Hour until Then
“While there are many things beyond our control, I’ve always thought the cruellest is that we mortals are not told when our last glance is just that.”
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1
“We must be our own before we can be another’s.”
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 4
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 4
“One should always help if one can,”
― The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau
― The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau
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