Mike

“If grace is so wonderful, why do we have such difficulty recognizing and accepting it? Maybe it's because grace is not gentle or made-to-order. It often comes disguised as loss, or failure, or unwelcome change.”
― Kathleen Norris

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Airman's Odyssey

“To be an American is to move on, as if we could outrun change. To attach oneself to place is to surrender to it, and suffer with it.”
― Kathleen Norris, Dakota: A Spiritual Geography

“Just the knowledge that a good book is waiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier.”
― Kathleen Norris