“It means people who make mistakes usually learn from them. That doesn’t make them hypocrites. It makes them experienced.”
“Delight yourself also in the Lord, And he shall give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4”
― Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul 2: Stories of Faith, Hope and Healing
― Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul 2: Stories of Faith, Hope and Healing
“Why does anyone want anyone else?” Tiernan answers. “We do not love because people deserve it—nor would I want to be loved because I was the most deserving of some list of candidates. I want to be loved for my worst self as well as my best. I want to be forgiven my flaws.”
― The Prisoner’s Throne
― The Prisoner’s Throne
“It matters because you matter. You know when you’re on an airplane, and they tell you to put the oxygen mask on you first before your kids? This is that. If you only put the oxygen on your kid, then you pass out and can’t help them. Every once in a while, you have to take a breath, Ella, or you’re going to suffocate.”
― The Last Letter
― The Last Letter
“We are imperfect people made that way by an imperfect world, and we don’t always get a say in what shapes us. I do not blame”
― The Last Letter
― The Last Letter
“At five years old, my kids are already better people than I will ever be, and I’m ridiculously proud of them. But I’m not the center of their universe. I’m more like their gravity. Right now I’ve got them locked down tight, their feet on the ground, their path obvious. It’s my job to keep them there, close to everything that keeps them safe. But as they get bigger, I get to loosen up just a little, stop tugging so hard. Eventually, I’ll get to set them free”
― The Last Letter
― The Last Letter
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