“Shrinking in a corner,
pressed into the wall;
do they know I'm present,
am I here at all?
Is there a written rule book,
that tells you how to be—
all the right things to talk about—
that everyone has but me?
Slowly I am withering—
a flowered deprived of sun;
longing to belong to—
somewhere or someone.”
― Love & Misadventure
pressed into the wall;
do they know I'm present,
am I here at all?
Is there a written rule book,
that tells you how to be—
all the right things to talk about—
that everyone has but me?
Slowly I am withering—
a flowered deprived of sun;
longing to belong to—
somewhere or someone.”
― Love & Misadventure
“In spite of her plainness that would have made wallflowers of other women, she radiated a great sense of self-importance.”
― The Cuckoo's Calling
― The Cuckoo's Calling
“We don’t have a word for the opposite of loneliness, but if we did, I could say that’s what I want in life.”
― The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
― The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
“I was an adventurer, but she was not an adventuress. She was a 'wanderess.' Thus, she didn’t care about money, only experiences - whether they came from wealth or from poverty, it was all the same to her.”
― The Wanderess
― The Wanderess
“To find Me and hear My voice, you must seek Me above all else. Anything that you desire more than Me becomes an idol.”
― Jesus Calling, with Scripture References: Enjoying Peace in His Presence (A 365-Day Devotional)
― Jesus Calling, with Scripture References: Enjoying Peace in His Presence (A 365-Day Devotional)
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