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“Sure, at heart I wanted to be a Dickens, but I hated being great on command.”
― Fly Away Home
― Fly Away Home
“No one understood the value of something that was measured with a different standard than they themselves measured by. Matthew was thought to be worthless because he did not communicate how everyone did. My father thought me worthless because I did not have the same business sense that he and my brother were born with.”
― A Different Kind of Courage
― A Different Kind of Courage
“We're married. I will protect you. I will die for you. Better than that. I will live for you.”
― Sharpshooter in Petticoats
― Sharpshooter in Petticoats
“The world was at my fingertips. But I was tired of being at its fingertips.”
― Fly Away Home
― Fly Away Home
“Tell me how to earn my father’s favor, Joseph. You always know what to do.” I am sure my words came out muffled through my hands.
“Perhaps you seek the wrong objective.”
I did not understand. I met Joseph’s calm gaze. “What do you mean, seeking the wrong objective? Isn’t every son supposed to honor their father?”
“Yes, but honor is not the same as earning his favor. You are trying to earn something you cannot obtain.”
― A Different Kind of Courage
“Perhaps you seek the wrong objective.”
I did not understand. I met Joseph’s calm gaze. “What do you mean, seeking the wrong objective? Isn’t every son supposed to honor their father?”
“Yes, but honor is not the same as earning his favor. You are trying to earn something you cannot obtain.”
― A Different Kind of Courage
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