Irene

“Isabel and Alma Trumbo are the sisters who reside in the brick rambler on Church Street. They are a bit, uh, different and unorthodox. Borderline eccentric, some of the townies say, especially Alma.”
“What do the borderline eccentric sisters Isabel and Alma know about solving a murder case?”
Dwight gave it a moment’s reflection. “They could probably write a book about it.”
― Ed Lynskey, Fowl Play

“Life: a constellation of vital phenomena—organization, irritability, movement, growth, reproduction, adaptation.”
― Anthony Marra, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

“the mind is strong. It survives, even without thought. Even with everything taken away, it holds a seed--your self. You must believe in your own powers.”
― Haruki Murakami, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

“God does not humiliate the righteous. He may fire us in the kiln to make us vessels, crush us like grapes so we become wine--but He never humiliates. That is the game of little people.”
― Fr. Tim, from In the Company of Others by Jan Karon