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“The Maker of all things is finding ways to make Himself known to those He has made. Maybe if I lived in a place like Kenya and had to wake up everyday wondering whether I'd have enough to eat and drink, and maybe if I had to wonder those same things about everyone I loved, then it wouldn't take grand, blatant gestures for me to appreciate God's provision. Maybe if I had a little less of what I need, then I would remember a little more how much I need Him.”
― Riley Banks-Snyder, Riley Unlikely: With Simple Childlike Faith, Amazing Things Can Happen

“Nobody would write editorials praising Dally. Two friends of mine had died that
night: one a hero, the other a hoodlum. But I remembered Dally pulling Johnny through
the window of the burning church; Dally giving us his gun, although it could mean jail
for him; Dally risking his life for us, trying to keep Johnny out of trouble. And now he
was a dead juvenile delinquent and there wouldn't be any editorials in his favor. Dally
didn't die a hero. He died violent and young and desperate, just like we all knew he'd die
someday.”
― S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

“Love isn't as rare as you think it is...You can love all sorts of people, in all sorts of ways. Nor is love in any way dangerous.”
― Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War I Finally Won

“no matter how much sadness there is in life, there are equal amounts of maybe-things’ll-get-better-someday-soon.”
― Pam Muñoz Ryan, Echo