“I sit there thinking about how much courage it takes to live an ordinary life.”
― Let the Great World Spin
― Let the Great World Spin
“She likes the people with the endurance to tolerate the drudge, the ones who know that pain is a requirement, not a curse.”
― Let the Great World Spin
― Let the Great World Spin
“That’s what I like about God. You get to know Him by His occasional absence.”
― Let the Great World Spin
― Let the Great World Spin
“His attentive treatment of her had nothing to do with the presumption that she was weak, and everything to do with the conviction that she was valuable.”
― Once Upon a Road Trip
― Once Upon a Road Trip
“Cynicism is easy. An optimist is a braver cynic.”
― TransAtlantic
― TransAtlantic
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