“Mom?" I said. She turned. "Can I talk to you about something?"
"Of course, darling. Come here."
I took a few steps into the room. There was so much I wanted to say.
"I need you to be --" I said, and then I started to cry.
"Be what?" she said, opening her arms.
"Not sad," I said.”
― The History of Love
"Of course, darling. Come here."
I took a few steps into the room. There was so much I wanted to say.
"I need you to be --" I said, and then I started to cry.
"Be what?" she said, opening her arms.
"Not sad," I said.”
― The History of Love
“You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.”
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“There are so many ways to be alive, but only one way to be dead.”
― The History of Love
― The History of Love
“Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering.”
― The History of Love
― The History of Love
“God always comes to us where we are, as we are, to tell us about Himself.”
― Say What!?: Crazy Things Jesus Might Say, If We Would Listen
― Say What!?: Crazy Things Jesus Might Say, If We Would Listen
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