The question slipped out of my mouth and shlopped onto the floor like a dead fish where the four of us stared blankly at it.
“Telling a story is like reaching into a granary full of wheat and drawing out a handful. There is always more to tell than can be told.”
― Jayber Crow
― Jayber Crow
“If the devil doesn't exist... how do you explain that some people are a lot worse than they're smart enough to be?”
― Jayber Crow
― Jayber Crow
“Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.”
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“Busyness does not mean you are a faithful or fruitful Christian. It only means you are busy, just like everyone else. And like everyone else, your joy, your heart and your soul are in danger.”
― Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem
― Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem
“It is certain, I think, that the best government is the one that governs the least. But there is a much-neglected corollary: the best citizen is the one who least needs governing.”
― The Long-Legged House
― The Long-Legged House
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