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Emily Linacre
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“In my experience, people usually want to be heard more than they want to be agreed with. Even if neither of them managed to change the other’s mind, at the very least they’d have shown each other respect by taking the time to listen.”
― Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
― Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
“Black and white” means you’re doing your job with competence and efficiency; “color” means you make people feel great about the job you’re doing for them. Getting the right plate to the right person at the right table is service. But genuinely engaging with the person you’re serving, so you can make an authentic connection—that’s hospitality.”
― Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
― Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
“But questioning a madman is like interrogating a spider. They both go on spinning their webs until someone squashes them out of existence.”
― The Little Liar
― The Little Liar
“You are not searching for a thing so much as you are searching for an inconsistency of things, or an absence.”
― The Lost Apothecary
― The Lost Apothecary
“TO THE ATHEIST WHO IS CURRENTLY DYING IN HOSPICE:
While you have the energy, invite all your friends over for a last supper. As they enjoy their meal of bread and wine, look at them and say, "One of you will betray me." Because, dear Atheist, there is a Judas among your apostles. A secret Christian in desperate need of a deathbed coversion to brag about at church. A friend who will wait until you are alone, then ask you to accept Jesus Christ as your personal savior.
Who can blame this person? Convincing an atheist to die a Christian is the faith version of getting the Verizon guy to switch to Sprint. The moment your stage 4 fate was posted on Facebook, you went from being a regular dick to some Christian's Moby Dick.
Believe me.”
― Dead People Suck: A Guide for Survivors of the Newly Departed
While you have the energy, invite all your friends over for a last supper. As they enjoy their meal of bread and wine, look at them and say, "One of you will betray me." Because, dear Atheist, there is a Judas among your apostles. A secret Christian in desperate need of a deathbed coversion to brag about at church. A friend who will wait until you are alone, then ask you to accept Jesus Christ as your personal savior.
Who can blame this person? Convincing an atheist to die a Christian is the faith version of getting the Verizon guy to switch to Sprint. The moment your stage 4 fate was posted on Facebook, you went from being a regular dick to some Christian's Moby Dick.
Believe me.”
― Dead People Suck: A Guide for Survivors of the Newly Departed
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