Lisa M.

“The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's a prisoner.”
― Brian Penn, The Wall: Book 1 in The Wall Trilogy: Book 1 in The Wall Trilogy

“God is sovereign," Papa said. "Even when we don't understand, He allows certain things to happen for His purposes. When we say we know better, then it means we don't believe He is sovereign or just. that His will is not as perfect as our own--and that's a dangerous game to play.”
― Gabrielle Meyer, Every Hour until Then

“We're afraid of death in part because we're afraid of the grief that follows. Death is momentary, but grief is what's left behind.
The remnants of every memory, every moment, every emotion. Grief is all the unspoken words that will never be said, the lost I-love-you's, and the emptiness of the shadows they leave behind. Grief is a demon that stalks us.”
― Jaime Jo Wright

“Empty lives desire such distractions, I guess. For Retanus and the ones who live forever, overcoming boredom must be a struggle. Things that are indefinite are seldom cherished.”
― Brian Penn, The Wall: Book 1 in The Wall Trilogy: Book 1 in The Wall Trilogy