“This is what the past is for! Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see.”
― The Hiding Place
― The Hiding Place
“Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet
confinement of your aloneness
to learn
anything or anyone
that does not bring you alive
is too small for you.”
― The House of Belonging
confinement of your aloneness
to learn
anything or anyone
that does not bring you alive
is too small for you.”
― The House of Belonging
“Believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance, and have faith that in this love there is a strength and a blessing so large that you can travel as far as you wish without having to step outside it.”
― Letters to a Young Poet
― Letters to a Young Poet
“Killing myself was a matter of such indifference to me that I felt like waiting for a moment when it would make some difference.”
― The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
― The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
“Vital lives are about action. You can't feel warmth unless you create it, can't feel delight until you play, can't know serendipity unless you risk.”
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