Ashley Carruth

“Grace isn't just forgiveness, it is forgiveness fueled by surrender.”
― Amy E. Spiegel, Letting Go of Perfect: Women, Expectations, and Authenticity

“There always comes, I think, a sort of peak in suffering at which either you win over your pain or your pain wins over you, according as to whether you can, or cannot, call up that extra ounce of endurance that helps you to break through the circle of yourself and do the hitherto impossible. That extra ounce carries you through 'le dernier quart d' heure.' Psychologist have a name for it, I believe. Christians call it the Grace of God.”
― Elizabeth Goudge, The Castle on the Hill

“When our embarrassment level is exceeded by our desperation level, we are a good candidate for God's grace.”
― Peter Lord

“When there aren’t any smart decisions, I suppose you just have to pick the stupid decision you like best.”
― Orson Scott Card, The Gate Thief