Valerie

“Differences simply act as a yarn of curiosity unraveling until we get to the other side.”
― Ciore Taylor, The Conversation Starts Here: A Perspective of Self, Culture, and the American Society

“You must be able to say, with reasonable certainty, "I understand," before you can say "I agree," or "I disagree," or "I suspend judgment.”
― Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

“We celebrate the differences among us, even that which we cannot reconcile, not in denial of the absolute, but in the gift of humility that those differences require of us. Without denying our differences, we no longer allow them to categorize or divide us. It is in the diversity that the image of God is most fully reflected in and through us.”
― Jamie Arpin-Ricci, Living Christ Together: Reflections On The Missional Life

“You are a valuable instrument in the orchestration of your own world, and the overall harmony of the universe.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem