“Reality is as thin as paper, girl, and as easily torn.”
― The Secret of Lost Things
― The Secret of Lost Things
“If Christ played with doubt, so must we. If Christ spent an anguished night in prayer, if He burst out from the Cross, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" then surely we are also permitted doubt. But we must move on. To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.”
― Life of Pi
― Life of Pi
“The small luxuries of life are how we survive what the mind can’t fathom.”
― Beneath a Scarlet Sky
― Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“I cannot think of a better way to spread the faith. No thundering from a pulpit, no condemnation from bad churches, no peer pressure, just a book of scripture quietly waiting to say hello, as gentle and powerful as a little girl's kiss on your cheek.”
― Life of Pi
― Life of Pi
“To be young and in love. Isn’t it remarkable that something like that can happen in the middle of a war? It says something about the inherent goodness of life, despite all the evil we’ve seen.”
― Beneath a Scarlet Sky
― Beneath a Scarlet Sky
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