Chris Thiessen

“He shook his head. “This situation, I know, is difficult to understand, but I believe it is as the poet says it is: ‘This place where you are right now, God circled on a map for you.’” “God means for us to be here, suffering?” “He does not mean for people to do terrible things. Soldiers kill and murder and do harm because they are evil. But God knows we have come to this place, that we have things to learn so we can grow as human beings, as spiritual creatures. It’s not enough to have all the things you wish for to make us comfortable. We must have much more.”
― Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller, The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan

“I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.”
― Maya Angelou

“Their actions were motivated by hate. Hate is not from God. People who use religion to hate can’t love God. It is impossible.”
― Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller, The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan

“I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me, 'I love you.' ... There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.”
― Maya Angelou