Jamie Tignor

“I’m not sure what I believe. But whoever made this world, understands beauty and love. All you have to do is look around to feel it. And I don’t think that ever ends. Whatever God does, it is forever. I imagine death is like moving into a new season.”
― Amy Harmon, A Girl Called Samson

“There must be those among whom we can sit down and weep and still be counted as warriors. That was exactly what I wanted: to know that I could cry and howl and grieve and not be seen as weak, but instead be seen instead of someone who’s fighting for survival.”
― Amy Griffin

“I had been heaping up my devotions before God, fasting, praying, &c. pretending, and indeed really thinking sometimes, that I was aiming at the glory of God; whereas I never once truly intended it, but only my own happiness. I”
― David Brainerd, The Life and Diary of David Brainerd with Notes and Reflections by Jonathan Edwards

“Is it a surprise then that on our first date, I am disappointed to see Yameen in the flesh? By this, I do not mean the way he looks, but the fact that he has a body, with a specific shape and size. A body, that circumscribes his limitations and contains his impact. To me, he has been the limitless, amorphous voice who speaks to me about love. His voice has been my guiding light to The Thing.”
― Maria Chaudhuri, Beloved Strangers: A Memoir