Mackenzie

“And heaven forbid that a long-lost friend should spontaneously stop by without making arrangements in advance.”
― Nancy Sleeth, Almost Amish: One Woman's Quest for a Slower, Simpler, More Sustainable Life

“Within Amish communities, the divorce rate is less than one percent,”
― Nancy Sleeth, Almost Amish: One Woman's Quest for a Slower, Simpler, More Sustainable Life

“Don’t Seek Happiness - Happiness is like an orgasm: if you think about it too much, it goes away. Keep busy and aim to make someone else happy, and you might find you get some as a side effect. We didn’t evolve to be constantly content. Contented Australopithecus Afarensis got eaten before passing on their genes.”
― Tim Minchin

“the fact that a life with God does not seem consistently to make people better is a failure of religion on its own terms, and ought to be a source of consternation for any serious believer.”
― Donniel Hartman, Putting God Second: How to Save Religion from Itself