Karen
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“I think we lost something else when we lost that crisp rhythm, some general shared belief that we could count on certain things.”
― The Age of Miracles
― The Age of Miracles
“It gave me a feeling of temporary acceptance into that elite community, to stroll across the quad at his side. It also gave me my first faint quiver of sexual belonging, the elusive feeling that if I slipped my hand into his as we walked along, a door would fall open somewhere in the long wall of reality as I knew it, never to be closed again.”
― The Historian
― The Historian
“I could spend most days looking for the golden moment ahead, when the gold is already in front of me. Available for every messy minute.”
― Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet: Tasting the Goodness of God in All Things
― Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet: Tasting the Goodness of God in All Things
“I often pictured the future from the perspective of fear, as if imagining the worst-case scenario might allow me to prepare myself. But God comes kindly to prepare, and with a grace He’ll release only in that moment, not in advance.”
― Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet: Tasting the Goodness of God in All Things
― Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet: Tasting the Goodness of God in All Things
“Too often we try to avoid that scary place where we love so deep, so much, our hearts could break. But without the bitterness, we would never appreciate the sweetness.”
― Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet: Tasting the Goodness of God in All Things
― Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet: Tasting the Goodness of God in All Things
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