“She loved him because he had brought her back to life. She had been like a caterpillar in a cocoon, and he had drawn her out and shown her that she was a butterfly.”
― The Pillars of the Earth
― The Pillars of the Earth
“You is kind. You is smart. You is important.”
― The Help
― The Help
“I always thought insanity would be a dark, bitter feeling, but it is drenching and delicious if you really roll around in it.”
― The Help
― The Help
“Having faith in God did not mean sitting back and doing nothing. It meant believing you would find success if you did your best honestly and energetically.”
― The Pillars of the Earth
― The Pillars of the Earth
“Ever morning, until you dead in the ground, you gone have to make this decision. You gone have to ask yourself, "Am I gone believe what them fools say about me today?”
― The Help
― The Help
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