An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.
“The way of the Essentialist is the relentless pursuit of less but better.”
― Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
― Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
“Listening is a skill acquired by the doing.”
― The Frozen River
― The Frozen River
“Books do not age as you and I do. They will speak still when you and I are gone, to generations we will never see. Yes, the books must survive.”
― The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
― The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
“You must therefore zealously guard in his mind the curious assumption 'My time is my own'. Let him have the feeling that he starts each day as the lawful possessor of twenty-four hours. Let him feel as a grievous tax that portion of this property which he has to make over to him employers, and as a generous donation that further portion which h allows to religious duties. But what he must never be permitted to doubt is that the total from which these deductions have been made was, in some mysterious sense, his own personal birthright.”
― The Screwtape Letters
― The Screwtape Letters
“He were to take back His Spirit and withdraw His breath, all humanity would turn to dust (Job 34:14)! He doesn’t, because of the extravagant and passionate love He has for His creation; and nothing, not all powers of heaven or hell, can ever separate the love of the Father from the children He created (Romans 8:38–39).”
― Hope for Tough Times
― Hope for Tough Times
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